Really really can't stand my MIL. She always disagrees with me and makes me look stupid in front of my own kids and husband. How do you stand yours?

so the thing is, you can stand her by STANDING UP to her...its as simple as that. it is one thing to misbehave with you, but when she does this in front of your kids and makes you look small, sorry, but you are giving her all the rights in the world. unless and until you stand up for your own respect, trust me, no one else will, and no one will respect you either. sounds crude, right? but i have been through this for 10 years myself, and finally, now that i have taken a stand and told them to back off and never talk bad about me in front of anyone, especially my kids, they have understood the message loud and clear. do it. tell them you will not tolerate any bad behaviour, be it through words or actions