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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"it suits our needs. We love having an extra room for when you come to visit, and the basement is great for the kids"

Is she generally insecure? This is something my MIL would do. She's insecure and gets uncomfortable when we do something that they feel is trying to show them up. They always comment on how much DH makes - it REALLY isn't that much, though we're comfortable enough. It's just more than they make and they live in a much higher cost of living area, so we can afford more house here. They're not used to corporate jobs so they think office Christmas parties, or a 24 hour business trip is fancy and important. We change the subject and it does get awkward, but it's her own insecurities, not ours. We never talk about his salary and we haven't taken any family vacations or done any renovations that might prompt money questions.[/quote]

+1  My MIL was really insecure about her economic position vs. her son.  It didn't come out in comments to us but after a visit she'd vent to BIL about whatever it was.  And we aren't living the high life -- modest 1940s cape code, basic cars -- but the house is nicely decorated and we could pay cash for the cars.  Learned my lesson about answering questions about what we spent on things -- apparently my BIL heard for weeks about the fact that we spent $15k on a car.  :roll: [/quote]

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