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[quote=Anonymous]Op here on day 6 - haven't gotten out of bed yet... Day 5 ok bc I insisted we head to the city and the in laws changed their absurd plans (fil was working in am and then at 3 and wanted to see us in the narrow window between 11-2).

Mil is a very angry, negative person. I realized I avoid her a lot. I don't even look right at her bc she is always frowning - and often frowning at me. It's very disconcerting. I've been avoiding looking at her for years... She's negative about everything and everyone, but seems to have a focus on me...

Tiny example - we were on the high back back from the city (mil says it takes her only 15-20 minutes to get home, but it's never taken less than 60-90 minutes, in my limited experience), so we're instantly snarled in horrific 4-lane wide traffic with the overhead sign blinking that it will be 40 minutes to the next exit.  I said something like "wow. This traffic is awful today"

Mil snaps with "your Georgetown street has such bad traffic, I've been stuck there so many times. And that Pennsylvania Avenue. It's awful. DC is awful. It has such bad traffic."

Um, what?[/quote]

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