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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP -- one thing that should be clear from this thread is that many, many of us throw the same stuff MIL put in the disposal all the time.  I, for one, have learned something in following this post.

I guess the take home message is that MIL was trying to do something nice for everyone and had no evil intent.  If she has spent her life cooking, cleaning, and kowtowing to her husband -- that is how she shows love.  I think that she was trying to show her love for you guys (maybe I am wrong).

Try to work on the way you perceive your in-laws.  It's pretty clear that they won't change and you maybe be correct in your assumptions on how they view you.  But you can choose how you let it affect you and how you react.  Know that you are a good mom, a great wife, and that you have a good husband.  He does stand up for you and even called his parents when you wanted him to let them know the problems that they caused.

Good luck!  It could be worse...[/quote]

As one of the PP's who criticized OP, I stand corrected.  This PP definitely found the better middle ground.  It goes back to learning what you can change and learning to accept the rest.  Probably the best response of the thread, PP.

I am fortunate that I get along well with my MIL (I try to do what I can for her dietary restrictions and she tries to politely accept whatever I serve), but I have definitely learned a few things about disposals.  I am one who has put many of the above listed verbotten items down the disposal (e.g pasta, potato peelings and more) and have never had a problem.  I've done this at the house I grew up in, the house where my parents have lived since I graduated high school and three residences of my own and have had maybe 3 plumber calls over something like 30 years, but I'll be a little more cautious from now on. [/quote]

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