I wish I could just speak how I normally do, but for the Site's sake:
Ehemm, "No shirker's!"
It's gotten to where I can actually hear the MIL's thoughts - they're muffled, more like vibrations that are confusing at first, but eventually there's a few words that come together. Kind of like understanding nature, a pet, etc.
Her's is of malintent, however, it occurred to me after that evening, though it was an affirmation, there also lays resentment.
Why that is? Have no clue - but may have a thought. Competition possibly. I mean do parents really do that? At the end of the night she threw me out of her house after I told her her son had a heart condition.
She wanted me to know he was giving her money at the table and as the guy came over not once but 3 times and said, "I hope to see you soon again, but we have concerts so I won't be able to speak w/you...": even that perturbed the woman.
Poor husband was caught cross-fire, but held my hand and dried my tears all the way home, even took me out to eat today for a 3 month belated anniversary dinner