DEAR MISS MANNERS: How should you respond to a mother-in-law who always calls you fat?

We only see my MIL a few times per year, either when we fly her here to visit or we fly to visit her. Every time, I jokingly make a bet with my husband on how long she will last before making a rude comment about how much weight I’ve gained.

She said I was fat when I was in great shape. She said I was fat when I was carrying baby weight from giving her two perfect grandchildren.

Before we visited her last summer, I worked hard and lost some weight. She still said I had “gotten fat.” I corrected her, saying I had actually lost weight and was wearing size 10 jeans, which was a great accomplishment for me. She thought I was exaggerating and said that I can’t wear a 10 because she wears a 14-16 and is “n

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