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Originally Posted by Jeri Cunningham  I would say with a smile "Yeah they take after your side of the family when it comes to looks!" See how he likes the "JOKE" |
Good comeback! Ignoring this kind of person usually doesn't work very well. They just come on stronger. I dealt with a nasty FIL and ignoring him didn't work. I gave my husband to understand in no uncertain terms that I would not put up with his father's comments and made it stick. I would have torn into my FIL in a flash if he hadn't backed off. I had no intention of spending any of my time dealing with him. He wasn't worth my time. He left me alone, which was very good. I didn't have red hair for nothing! It was sad that this overbearing man raised my ex-husband without ever letting his son learn to think for himself. It kept my ex-husband from ever growing up and learning to handle responsiblity. He wouldn't do anything without asking his father's advice, and when I wouldn't tolerate that, he left all the decisions up to me. He was a very poor husband and father and we divorced. He was married to his seventh wife when he died earlier this year. Very sad.