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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is petty but we have a large kitchen with a lot of counter space and for some reason, my in-laws keep putting food (ingredients or finished dishes) right next to the sink. I would never do that - I'd be too worried it would get dirty while someone was washing their hands or dishes. In fact, earlier today, I was putting dirty dishes into the dishwasher and dumped out a mug that looked like it had a tiny bit of tea in it and put it in the dishwasher. FIL got so angry that he could not find his 1/4 cup of broth!

Also - my in-laws brought their own place mats because they don't like mine (which are just plain gray). WTF?[/quote]

Did your in laws have lots of weird rules about other things too? My mil did something similar with her drinking glass. The woman has food issues and is very small and thinks everyone should be very small. She was very food restrictive to her children. They grew up with crazy rules about food.  She will put water in a small juice glass and leave it sitting for days by the sink. It must be left by the sink. Do not ever touch it or move it. She will only take a sip or two here and there.  Of course, no one outside of their family knows their crazy rules. I was post partum after being in the hospital for several weeks after having premature twins. She went ballistic when I put that glass in the dishwasher.  I could go on with more crazy stories just from that post partum visit but my post would be too long.

Every Thanksgiving dh and I split our time between going to one of my family member's Thanksgiving celebrations and theirs later in the day. One year she was angry and when we got there we were refused plates. Grandma told us we were not allowed to eat. No one would talk to us. It was the most rude thing ever. She expected we would sit there and watch everyone else eat and take our punishment. She was mad about something and expected we would play her game of trying to figure out what we did wrong and then try to  make her happy. She tortured some of her adult children with this kind of stuff their entire lives. She was always mad at someone and would pull things like this at every holiday.[/quote]

Please tell me you guys just left, and didn't sit and watch everyone else eat and not interact with you? SMH at your MIL's abusive behavior and how everyone went along with it.[/quote]

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