"A real debbie downer and frankly I think she can be a real idiot"

According to whose standards? Yours? You really haven't understood that DB includes an understanding or acceptance of someone else and how they are REGARDLESS of how you feel. Regardless of how you feel about her, your MIL is your W's mother (regardless of how your W treats her) and she gave you some solid advice. She doesn't deserve to be called an idiot. Do you like it when your W calls you that? Do you want your kids to think their grandmother is an idiot?


M-43 W-40
2D - 9 and 5

Emotion, yet peace.
Ignorance, yet knowledge.
Passion, yet serenity.
Chaos, yet harmony.
Death, yet a new life.

RECONCILED AND WISER