Curious if I am just overreacting or if this is legitimately icky.
I am extremeley LC with my JNMIL and have been for 4 years. I only see her at holidays/family gatherings and generally keep my distance there as well.
She still tries little things to get DHs attention. I don’t want to get into the details of her most recent activity because that’s not the point if this post. We’ll just leave it at: I am 100% on top of being aware that her behaviour is attention-seeking and manipulative. She has not changed in 15 years and will not change.
Most recently she asked to come over because she needed “help”. I made myself scarce but our house is small and I can hear everything. Since Father’s Day is coming up she was talking to my husband about what his plans are “for Daddy”. She has used “Daddy” to refer to DHs father ever since I met DH. We are in Ontario, Canada and they are a typical Canadian family of mixed heritages so I don’t think it’s a cultural thing. But every time I hear this happen I just get a super icky feeling and I’m wondering if that is a valid response?