My babies “nickname” am I overreacting?

So this is for my moms who come from a Mexican or Hispanic background but I appreciate anyone who can help. My in laws have a “nickname” for my baby he is 1 now and ever since he was born they have said “aww my little chinga tu madre” which is basically “f* ur mom” I will admit I am from a Hispanic household both my parents are Mexican come from Mexico and I was born here I will say I am a no sabo but I can speak and understand Spanish enough to have a conversation. I have asked other Hispanic and Mexican friends if this is normal with their family and they said “no that is messed up” my parents say it’s messed up too. My man says it’s just a saying in there family with babies but he told them I don’t like it and they need to stop. We went to a party and when I wasn’t around his mom said it again (my man told me after we left) and he said “mom I told you” and she went “oops” big eyes looking around like I was a scary monster. I have never had problems with them before and he says they all genuinely like me but I don’t know what to think.

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Okay, first.. I’m sorry but this was too funny to read. But second, that is awful! I would absolutely not allow that from anyone. That is so rude and disrespectful. Also, not something that is a nickname. A nickname is like a one or 2 word name. We cl my son, Gordo, pichon, my in laws call him tesorito. But that is uncalled for from them.

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I'm sorry that is happening to you. My husband's side is Hispanic but they cause a lot of drama especially mi suegra. She likes to steal and cause other financial issues. So we don't really spend much time with her.

If your husband doesn't like his family much I would suggest cutting them off. If your husband likes his family I would suggest setting boundaries. You and your man will have to agree on the boundary an example could be no solo babysitting or alone time. Once your child starts talking more you could practice with them getting them to say my name is _

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