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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of what great consequence is your work? Your MIL doesn't need to know how much things cost or understand. She doesn't have children and is of a different era. Talk about it with your friends. Find a different sounding board since your MIL is probably tired of hearing you complain like a broken record about how you can't afford your lifestyle.[/quote]

I guess it would be nice to relate more to her but the topic of how costly our lifestyle is and how it affects our everyday decisions is on the forefront of my mind.[/quote]
Your MIL is probably decades older than you and hasn’t had a minor child at home for years. She never earned a salary. She was never the one responsible for keeping a roof over her family’s heads. She may not have even been the one paying the bills, and may not have really known what things cost.

Even though this is at the forefront of your mind, why would you expect her to relate to such concerns? Your concerns are as foreign to her as they are to someone who is decades younger, has a very short work history, and has never owned a home.[/quote]

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