oh hugs! While I don't know your inlaws or their intent, I do find that often it's someone trying to have something to contribute to the conversation. Or your excitement gets them excited about something in their lives so they don't share in your excitement.
THis happened w/ me allllll the time w/ one certain friend. I'd say "OH DS is now up to saying 5 words!" and she'd say, "That's great! DD is saying 500 words!" Now I know her, and I know she wasn't trying to one-up me intentionally, but my excitement became her excitement. I wanted the conversation for the moment to be about me and my excitement but she always made it about her.
I joke about this w/ another friend of mine all the time. I'll say something about the kids and she'll say "Not to make this about me or anything but that reminds me of the cool thing DD did yesterday." ha ha ha
Last edited by Dazed&Confuzed; 06/28/09 04:52 AM.
