Pulling an Uncle Colm on my MIL every time she calls.
As the title suggests, my mil lives in a different country. She demands I call her weekly. In the past, I obliged but got met with constant criticism and taunts . Lately, life has been full with 2 young kids. The thought of listening to her taunts and criticism is exhausting. So, the start of the year, I decided to pull an uncle Colm on her. Anytime she called, I'd go on long-winded mundane rants about my life. For example
MiL : You need to take better care of your husband ( her son )
Me : oh you know speaking of husbands, my friends husband had a procedure done. You see it started on a Saturday. Nope I am forgetting. It started on a Thursday. He wasnt feeling too well but then you know
MiL : Well I mean you need to remind him to take his medicine
Me: yes the doctors here they aren't the best you remember 3 years back now. Nope I think its been 4 years. Wow its been 4 years now. Time flies by so quickly. We used to be in the old house .
By this point my MIL is frustrated with me dodging her taunts and cuts the call. I have had so much fun with this. I did it even when she visited me. She'd be so exasperated with me dodging her topics. The thing is I have learned I dont need to validate her . I dont need to acknowledge what she is saying . I also dont need her to validate me. So yeah, feel free to use this.