One thing most people know and fear aboutkidsis how excruciatingly honest they can be. Even when parents threaten their children not to reveal their secrets, you can be sure that the little ones are going to crack sooner or later.

The children in thisstorywere no different. Their brutal honesty actually helped their aunt get the revenge she always wanted against her envious sisters-in-law. Even though they always tried to snub her and overlook her baking skills, their own kids finally and unintentionally got them back.

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It’s tough to deal with jealousy when it comes from other people, but it’s even harder to keep your cool when it involves your own family

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The poster shared that she is a semi-professional baker and always made tasty treats for folks, but despite that, her sisters-in-law refused to let her bake for their family events

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The woman’s sisters-in-law kept bringing terrible cakes, which even their children made fun of,for family functions

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Since the poster’s in-laws couldn’t host Christmas, she volunteered to do it and told everyone she’d take care of the food and that her sisters-in-law could bring the dessert

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When one kid heard that her mom and aunt would be bringing the dessert, she pleaded with the poster to make it herself, exclaiming that neither of the other women could cook at all

Rather than confronting her seemingly envious in-laws, the woman chose to stay silent and put her baking skills to good use elsewhere. She also taught her nieces and nephews how to bake whenever she could. This is exactly what you’re supposed to do when dealing withjealous in-laws. Being kind to them rather than responding to their rude actions can help defuse the tension over time.

It might be tough to keep frustration and annoyance in check, especially when dealing with in-laws who disrespectboundaries. The key is to stay patient and let your spouse handle the situation with their family members. It also helps to be polite and avoid being drawn into negative discussions.

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Eventually, the OP shared that she and her husband were going to host Christmas at their home. She decided to take care of the food and let herin-lawsmanage the dessert. That is when her niece spoke up and whined about the “awful” cake that was brought every year. She couldn’t understand why her aunts were still bringing food when they couldn’t even cook.

Misunderstandings andconflictsbetween in-laws can definitely take place, but it’s important to deal with each situation like that in a respectful manner. Experts say that it’s important to respectfully consider an in-law’s or relative’s point of view while also setting healthy boundaries with them so as to avoid such disagreements in the future.

The OP could have, of course, confronted her sisters-in-law about their behavior and found a way to compromise on who broughtdessertsand when. Luckily for her, she didn’t have to do any of that because of her niece’s accidental roast.

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