DH called her last night, and immediately she was suspicious as to his motives (rightly so).

He was just calling to get an opportunity to brag on SD19. Rejected!

So MIL says, "SD19 called me." It was MIL's birthday more than a week ago. I saw a text from DH telling SD: 1. It is your grandma's birthday. 2. You should call her. 3. Here is her number.

DH starts bragging to MIL: "Oh, well that was nice of her to do that."

MIL turns right around and says, "So you talked to her about it, didn't you?"

I was giggling my head off on the couch. What MIL was saying is, 1. SD19 has no clue, nor cares to remember, when my birthday is. 2. If SD19 called me, it's only because you told her to.

MIL then says, "SD19 said she'd call me back the next day but I haven't heard from her." Meaning SD19 called and didn't want to have to really talk to MIL or be held accountable for her actions (MIL calls her out on her BS), so she spent like two minutes on the phone then said she'd call back but never did.

So DH texts SD19 and she claims she tried to call MIL "three times" but she didn't answer. I guarantee you she MAY have called once.

I just thought this little interchange was so funny. MIL "knows" what SD19 is like and does NOT approve.