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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I get the idea that DH should handle his mother but this would be teaching MIL she can get his attention by saying things to DD. I'd just ignore.[/quote]
Exactly. That’s exactly how triangulation works. She will then know she succeeded. I don’t know what I would do, to be honest. That’s a tough spot.[/quote]

I just posted about my difficult mil and I really think that making a “thing” out of this just makes her successful.  People llle that feed off drama, especially negative drama.  Just starve it by refusing to see the drama behind the passive aggressive statements.  Cheerful obliviousness is the most successful strategy, along with deciding where your limits are (for example we turned down trust funds for your kids because we didn’t want her to use that as a power play or to give her our kids social security numbers). [/quote]

That is commendable. Many people allow an inheritance to be held over their heads. [/quote]

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