I have finally decided to talk about my mother-in-law's reaction to the the news that I am pregnant again. I need to give it some thought.
My mother-in-law is notoriously selfish and needy. She has been that way ever since her husband was killed in a car accident four years ago. I won't go into details, but in short, she says horrible things all of the time. My husband used to defend her, but now he gets on her case about her poor attitude. She has allowed her grief to take over her life and she tries to bring everyone down with her.
She knows about our loss, FYI. So here's how the conversation went when we told her about this pregnancy...
Husband: So, how do you feel about being a grandma again?
MIL: What, are you guys adopting or something?
Awkward silence for 3-4 seconds.
Me: Uhhh....no..... I'm pregnant again.
MIL: Oh, ok. (Pause) Congratulations. (Another awkward silence.) Well, I better get going now.
Nice, MIL, real nice. I'm still processing how I feel about her reaction.
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