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[quote=Anonymous]It seems like it generally comes down to people being more comfortable telling their own parents what they need vs. the parents of their spouse. I felt uncomfortable asking MIL to do things whereas DH has no problem asking/telling her to put her damn dishes in the dishwasher already or telling her to get her own drink rather than asking me to do it. Similarly, I have no problem asking my mother if she could do xyz for me or asking her to please clean her stuff off the table so we can sit down to eat. And parents respond better to requests from their own children vs. their DILs/SILs. My parents can be huge PITAs but I'm used to them and have a lifetime of experience dealing with their particular brand of PITAness so I don't notice as much as DH does. The same way DH doesn't notice MILs own brand of PITAness as much as I do.[/quote]
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