Awkward!!

[Smowball]

When you go on holiday with your in laws, all the men get tired and go to bed, and the mother in law who you’ve known for 14 years, says your irritating.....
Erm.....

[Mamyalynne]

Is it awkward because in 14 years this is the first time she has ever said anything negative?

[Smowball]

Very true

[ducksie]

14 years?? let loose the chains, she's had a hold on you too long, tell her to *** off, old biddy, guy is still with you,you've a family, she needs to get another crusade and stop trying to rain on your parade

[sherrardk]

You're screwed now because you didn't say anything at the time (could have said 'gosh, thanks for noticing - I've been practicing').

[Mamyalynne]

Well if you've only had this one blip in all that time you've not done badly - let it go.

[zebo]

I find in situations like that, where the other person is itching for a massive row, the best response is 'Really?' with as much sweet venom as you can manage, I do passive aggression wonderfully. If they respond say it again, say it to whatever they say, it is very, very annoying, trust me!

[Maydup]

Quote of the day ....

you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

How right you are Mamya, I need to remember that sometimes and will take the thought with me this week.

[Mamyalynne]

Old one but a true one, it often floors the other person.

[chrissa1]

My late MIL was well known for her acerbic tongue. Her favourite words were, “if I were you.”

I loved her dearly but, wow! She was a tiger.

I just took everything she said with a pinch of salt.

[ummmm]

How much alcohol had been consumed?

[Rockrose]

Lol we should get together and swap stories!!

[emmie]

how rude...

[rowanwitch]

The first time I met my first husbands mother, she was with his grandmother and Aunt Joan. They were politely evil making it clear I wasn't what they wanted for him. I sat there and smiled. At the end I thanked them for a lovely evening and said I am so glad to know you all love him as much as I do. From the next visit everything was lovely. Mark said his mum was absolutely thrown by my response and his grandmother eventually left me her jewellery.