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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do you discuss money with her?[/quote]

We often talk about work bc it takes up a big part of our life. [b]It’s just hard to relate to someone who never had to work hard.[/b][/quote]

That's neither true nor fair, OP. You might feel this way specifically towards your MIL, but as a stay-at-home mother who did work very hard before quitting her job, and has worked hard, in a different way, since then, I don't think that's a very mature way of putting it.

If she's just befuddled, I don't think your criticism is fair. My parents and in-laws, as well as all the elderly folk I know, are also a little befuddled with the cost of activities and vacations and particular college, these days. It's because they've lived for the past decades without worrying about these costs. It's NORMAL if she hasn't done this in a while. YOU will become that way too if you live for years without dealing with that kind of thing and there's inflation during all that time!

You seem hypersensitive. Please realize that your MIL doesn't have it in for you. Life is confusing for her. Be kind.

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