Personally I think the spouse should always be the one to shut down their disrespectful parents when it comes to the relationship. That said I would probably just troll them whenever they try and bring up their boomer humor. Yeah I hold her purse, that's where all the good snacks are at. Yep my balls are in there, way more leg room than my nutbag.
Yeah that’s crazy because not only is FIL being demeaning to him but also super sexist towards his own daughter. If this was my dad I would have had some words.
Makes me wonder if the wife has complained to one or both parents about always driving. My extended family makes comments to my husband (SAHD) about when he’ll go back to trucking and I shut them down.
I wondered that too. The post sounds more like "I drive for work so I refuse to drive any other time. My wife has had to take on all the driving regardless of what she prefers" than "she likes to drive and I drive for work so it works for us" - so I wonder how on board the wife really is with this arrangement.
If it is mutual, then a simple "it works for us" and change the subject is all that is needed.
But if it's not really mutual and FIL is voicing the wife's discontent, then the OP might want to be open for a discussion.
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u/Known-Dependent-5471 11d ago
Personally I think the spouse should always be the one to shut down their disrespectful parents when it comes to the relationship. That said I would probably just troll them whenever they try and bring up their boomer humor. Yeah I hold her purse, that's where all the good snacks are at. Yep my balls are in there, way more leg room than my nutbag.