MIL: First time disappointment and not sure how to proceed

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You have a 25-year relationship with this lady and you said you get along very well.

Can you not sit down and have a little talk with her about this painting issue? I agree with the person who said it is odd to have an issue suddenly “pop out” after 25 years.

Maybe she was hoping for a different kind of a painting. Maybe she thought passing along nephew’s comments would be helpful to your craft. Maybe she is in the beginning stages of the outspokenness that older people get. She may not even realize you feel so bad about this, especially if she herself is not an artist. Non-artists often do not understand the emotions that can go into creating something.

Why not just defuse the emotions and discuss it with her?
 
She has very low assertiveness and hid behind her nephew. But that’s ok because it means that she loves you and did not want to hurt by expressing her opinion.

You know that all the masters had critics too. I’m sure Monet had someone say to him his art was fuzzy looking, and I wonder what people said about Picasso when he changed to cubism. Lol.

But they kept going and tuned them out. Not everyone is equipped to judge a piece of art. ☺️

I hope you can put this behind you and know that.
 
This is probably neither here nor there, but what qualifies the nephew to be such an art critic? Particularly when something is already framed and hanging in someone’s home? Everyone would have been better served had he kept his trap shut.
 
If I only had one kerfluffle with my MIL in 25 years, I’d think I’d been doing great…
 
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