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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t even get along w my MIL but of all the things to be upset about this isn’t it. She’s older than me, so I let her choose where is most comfortable in the car. [/quote]

I think my MIL always sits up front, regardless of who is driving. She has a hard time getting in and out of the car. We are not close but this doesn’t bother me even a little. Maybe if she talked for like 15 minutes about this being her god given right or something it would be annoying but even still… who cares [/quote]
+1 this thread is so sad.. your parents and in-laws are older and likely have various health issues. You won't get it until you are older and then its too late. Hopefully your SIL/DIL will be kinder to you.[/quote]

Your healthy MIL will not die from sitting in the backseat of a car/SUV. If they are terribly disabled, then it’s different and it’s due to their disability, not age.

[b]All this “OMG think of the Elderrrrrs” is so 1950s, it’s absurd.[/b][/quote]

I take it your parents are not yet in an age that would be considered elderly?  Because one day they will be and imagine brats like you having to help them in public?  It's horrifying isn't it?  My parents are all between 75 and 81.  I absolutely take a bit of extra care for those who are elderly when I am out an about.

I am the PP at the top of this quoted thread.  My MIL is 75.  She's in fine health.  I've known her for 15 years.  She was much more agile at 65.  I still would have always deferred to where she wanted to sit in the car.  It's not a problem that comes up frequently, so it doesn't bother me.  She is an incredibly difficult person in many ways and we have had our problems.  But her needing a little extra care because she is 35 years older than me is NOT the issue.[/quote]

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