AAAAAUUUUUUGH, YES, THIS. Your above comment, and also this!
(And also echoing watersword: I am so glad you wrote these comments so I don't have to.
About the only thing I could add is, is LW afraid that the in-laws' generosity will make their son like the in-laws better or something? Because... well, as you said, LW sounds like either an asshole, or someone whose perceptions and cognitions around money and value and "independence" are messed up that they act that way without meaning to.
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(And also echoing
About the only thing I could add is, is LW afraid that the in-laws' generosity will make their son like the in-laws better or something? Because... well, as you said, LW sounds like either an asshole, or someone whose perceptions and cognitions around money and value and "independence" are messed up that they act that way without meaning to.