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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My brother criticized my parenting to my parents a LOT when our kids were little -- he has 2 girls and I have 2 boys.  He is also a spanking home and we are not, but I'm stricter than most DCUMs for sure!

Anyway, our kids are all teens now and they are all lovely, polite young people and my brother and sons share a lot of interests and get along fantastically.  He was wrong!  Proving that is a joy to me.

Get the best revenge through the long game, it's all fine if you produce awesome kids in the long run.[/quote]

Op here … I get that. But in the meantime, [b]am I just supposed to put up with it[/b]?[/quote]

Absolutely not. But before I cut her off I think I would switch tactics at this point and, as Ted Lasso says, be curious. I might say something like, "You know, I've asked you several times to stop criticizing our parenting and our kids and yet you keep doing it. You're willing to jeopardize our relationship and your access to our kids over your need to control them. Why do you think that is?" Put the burden on her to explain herself. It's probably unlikely that she will engage in any real introspection, but it's always possible. If you do reach the point of having to tell her that you won't be spending much time with her in the future, and your kids will definitely not be spending time with her, you'll know you've at least tried to get her to think. [/quote]

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