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People who are very critical and say painful things generally do so to one-up themselves. This criticism emanates from their own deep insecurity. By putting the other person down they actually appear to temporarily feel better about themselves. One of my favorite sayings is, “Don’t mind the mind that belittles you; he is trying to cut you down to his own size.” Try to keep this in mind when your mother-in-law makes painful remarks. And lastly, remember, you always need to have derech eretz in your dealings with her, but you do not need to be her best friend. Hatzlocha!
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