Apparently, my mother-in-law birthed my children. According to her, all their good characteristics come from her, or her side of the family. E loves reading. “Well, I was an avid reader as a child. She must get that from me!” E loves chocolate. “So do I! She must get that from me.” E has a really bad sweet tooth. “I love candy. She must get that from me.” She doesn’t say much about K, of course. She’s told my husband in the past that she feels a special connection with E because E reminds my MIL so much of herself. I tell you the woman is narcissistic. J, my husband, is aware of this behavior. Because, of course, I am relentless when it comes to pointing it out. So when she blurts obnoxious statements out like, “K has narrow feet like me. Maybe she’ll be a dancer like me.” He points out that I have narrow feet too. It runs in my family. Really it doesn’t but you get my point.
E’s birthday was yesterday. She turned seven. So my in-laws came over for dinner and cake. The comparisons, or whatever you want to call them, were endless. I try to keep the peace and not say a word, but it’s really reaching ridiculous levels. What’s worse, this has been going on for YEARS! I don’t understand why she needs to keep doing this? Why do her characteristics need to come from anyone? Why can’t they just be who E is?
Have a mentioned lately how much I cannot stand this woman?
