MIL- need witty comeback

I have a long history with my MIL which I won’t really get into but we live with her in our own section of the house. She’s a bitter, insecure woman that “doesn’t do cooking and cleaning” and thinks the world owes her something but claims to “give the shirt off her back”. Anyway, my baby is 16 months old and I’m pregnant again. Last week parents offered to take my toddler overnight so me and my husband could have our first night out together since she was born. It was awesome, we all had a blast. So they offered to do it again this week. The problem is my MIL spends like 3-4 days in her bed and then emerges like she was never down acting all bitter that life went on without her. So she’s been down this week and hasn’t seen my daughter much. I KNOW she will have something to say about her going to my parents again tonight. When my husband worked a couple days in a row me and my daughter would spend one night a week at my parents so they could help me out. (MIL has never watched her, changed a diaper, given a bottle, ANYTHING.) Every time we were leaving she would say “nooooo you’re nanas girl, I like knowing where you are” to my daughter. In the moment I always ignore her or say something lighthearted like “sorry we’re booked and busy”. So my question is WHAT IS SOMETHING BETTER TO SAY?! In the moment I can never think of anything and don’t want to cause a blow up because I have a lot of resentment for the way I was treated by her postpartum. I’d rather be prepared 😆 thanks for listening ❤️

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Omg are sharing the same MIL? 😂 I think your answer is pretty good to not cause a scene. Time will show her. My son is 16 months and he doesn’t show any affection towards my MIL because she was never there.

I’d reply like ‘yeah we’re going to see her nana’😅

Short & simple ‘No you don’t’ Referring to when she’s in bed days on end and doesn’t see her

@Ana Moore 😂 girl I wish, then we could bitch to each other about it!

You’d know if you got out of bed sometimes

Keep it short and sweet. Like Oh could've fooled me. No, you don't. She's too much for you. And my favorite YOU SNOOZE YOU LOSE! Like seriously I'm not leaving my toddler with someone who can't be bothered to be vertical most of the week. Even if she had a Legit medical condition...which would actually be an even better reason to NOT leave my child with her.

‘We wouldn’t want to disturb your resting time. But you will miss Nana daughter, won’t you? Ok bye.’ Keep it sweet. Don’t further antagonise here. If you continue to live together, you’ll have to find a way to get along so that your daughter is not affected by the bad blood and tension between you.

I second you snooze you lose! 🤣

Respond “noooo she’s mummy’s girl. Anyway we are now off see you tomorrow/later/when we are back. Byeee”

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