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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do your mom and dad include DH on their texts to you? Assuming not, why would you expect your MIL to include you on texts to her son? I have both sons and daughters and would find it very bizarre if either of their spouses felt I couldn’t coordinate plans or share a thank you with my child without it somehow being an insult to them or an exchange needing their supervision. [/quote]

It's not about supervision. I don't know why people keeping saying that. The OP didn't say she expected to be included on EVERY text between her husband and his mother. Just the ones that are pertaining to her in cases such as when she also went in on a gift for her MIL too for Mother's day or something. Or cases where they both went to visit. Why would you just text your child thank you for the gift instead of just adding your DIL as well in the text and just saying hey guys thank you for the gift. Or adding the DIL in the text if she was there for the visit as well saying it was nice to see you guys.

By just texting one person it seems like MIL isn't acknowledging that her DIL as well helped with the gift and she does deserve to be thanked or that it wasn't good to see DIL or that MIL didn't care that she was there for the visit. It's the silence that speaks volumes.

Now it would be different if she just texted her son alone and said hey it was great seeing you guys love you both and can't wait to see you and DIL again. Or hey I want to thank you guys for the gift the flowers are lovely and they look beautiful.

Unless I read the OP wrong I got the impression that it was more of MIL texting her son alone and just wording it as she was solely thanking him for coming and him for the gift and not acknowledging her DIL's presence and presents haha at all.

OP feel free to correct me if I misinterpreted that.

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