"You don't need permission to stand up for your (extremely normal) parenting choices, but if you need me to tell you that you're justified in shutting down your MIL's unsolicited advice, I am happy to do so."
"Let her know that you have heard her loud and clear, that you appreciate her concern, and that you will not engage in this discussion again."
A mother expresses frustration over her mother-in-law's belief that bike riding will make her son sterile. Despite her husband's childhood experience of not riding a bike, the mother-in-law continues to criticize her parenting. The advice given is to assertively communicate boundaries with the mother-in-law while ignoring her unsolicited opinions. The mother is encouraged to maintain her stance and find humor in the situation, suggesting a playful confession from her husband about his own bike riding as a child.
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