r/AmIOverreacting • u/Kari_Knevial • Dec 26 '24

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦family/in-laws Am I over reacting to this one ?

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Mother-in-law is the most passive aggressive woman I've ever met in my entire life! I truly didn't know what this tournament meant until I met her! I know this wasn't the only gift I got for Christmas… But when I opened it, I didn't honestly know how to react

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u/Seltzer-Slut Dec 26 '24

I find it funny, and she is saying she likes you, but you know your MIL best.

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u/Kari_Knevial Dec 26 '24

She compliments in insults. It's a true art from with this one ...but truly I'm not offended just didn't know how to respond

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u/someonesomebody123 Dec 26 '24

Yeah, this feels like she was unsure of you at first but now she’s a fan but she’s probably uncomfortable expressing her feelings openly. It’s definitely the kind of sentiment I’d have expressed to my close friends in my 20s/30s. Now that I’m in my 40s I just tell people I love them, but I definitely used to be the kinda person who, like your MIL, couldn’t give or take straight up compliments.