Back ground info.
2nd Marriage, 2nd MIL, own parents have died, first in laws died. MIL is not gran to my children, is to hubbies children. All children adult.
MIL visited both yesterday and today as was hubby's birthday. I'm always happy to see both MIL and FIL, both elderly with health problems.
This year I have had health problems, and family problems. Eldest son's wife died of alcoholism, leaving a lovely daughter. 2nd son has marriage problems, I could go on.
I am a normally a very patient, chatty and helpful person, life is too short, to waste energy on anger, my MIL does nothing but criticise my way I do things around the house, how I talk, my weight, anything she can think of. She is very self centred, always talking about her ills and woes. FIL is lovely, totally different.
The last couple of visits my MIL has gotten to me, I normally let it go over my head, whatever she says. I was quite upset, told hubby, I'm sick of the criticism. He just said everyone gets criticism, but I'm sick to death of it now. The day after we married, I heard the conversation she had with hubby, and she said I looked fat at my wedding. That really hurt, because at 62, I feel I'm passed all this and have always been adult about it. It's hubby's mum, and I don't want any badness, but I just seem to attract it. I miss my parents lots, and think my hubby is so lucky to have his parents around, I'm at the point I don't want anything to do with MIL.
Any ideas, on how I can push this aside, as I have more important things to worry over.
Thank you
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