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[quote=Anonymous]My mother in law thinks she is offering compliments, but has no idea how bad they really sound.  I *KNOW* she doesn't have a mean bone in her body - so I usually just let it go (it isn't worth creating drama over).  There have been a few gems over the years.  The situation can get aggravated a little - because she tells me these things EVERY time she sees me- I think she truly forgets that she has told me before (this is the same with most of her stories- we hear them over and over and over again).

The most annoying ones:
I keep telling ALL of my friends I hope the baby has your hair and your husbands brains  :shock:  (I hear that ALL 9 months of my pregnancy) I know she loves my hair - and had NO idea how insulting that sounded

OR 
Every time she comes over to my house - I don't make a lot of processed foods - we do lots of veggies meats etc - so I would hear- you know what you need to do?  YOu need to simply your life.  Every visit.  For almost 5 years.  Then what time she said you know what you need to do?  I looked at her and said, Simply my life?  Never heard it again.

My MIL is kind of awkward - I am now catching her saying similar stuff to my son - he is 2 and didn't want her to read a nighttime story to him- so when I look at him and said say goodnight and tell her you love her and he said night and lub you....she commented well.. you don't love me enough....
I was shocked - and asked my husband to keep an eye on stuff like that in the future so we can nip it in the bud.

SO- I guess my point is, her awkward interactions aren't just limited to me, so I don't take it personally.  She really is a good person and will go out of her way to be helpful.  It is just sometimes awkward.[/quote]

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