How to lock closet door?

[Anonymous]

You could plant stuff that will piss her off like a book on surviving divorce. (Tell your husband first tho that it's a joke)

[Anonymous]

OMG.

You need to confront her directly. MIL - stay out of my closets and other personal things.

Repeat as necessary (as other poster said).


Also - "DH - back me the F up on this you idiot."

And if she didn't respect it I would ban her from the house unless you are there to supervise. "MIL if you don't respect my privacy then you are not welcome in my home."

Unbelievable.

[Anonymous]

This is ridiculously crazy!!!! This MIL would not be welcome in my home!!! I do clean my nightstand drawer (sex toys etc) when my mom visits, but I've never caught her snooping.

I would plant a trap for her. Like a bucket of water on the door or something similar. I can't think of one right now though.

[Anonymous]

Locking doorknobs are cheap at Home Depot - $16 or so. Super easy to install yourself.

[Anonymous]

Creepy that hubby allows that. Is he a mama's boy?

[Anonymous]

Or you can get a locking door chain and use it when you aren't there. Install it on the inside of the door, unlock the chain with the key but attach the open end. Close the door almost all the way and slide the barrel back into the lock, take the key out and it will remain locked until you put the key back in.

[Anonymous]

Or you could just stop caring what she has to say about your closet. So it's messy. Why does that matter so much? It's like she's the closet police, "This one is messy! No clothes shall be added until I deem it clean!"

Next time she says something about your messy closet, just say "if you don't like it, don't go in there."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So...mil runs through my closet every time she visits (I am mostly at work when this happens or out of the house for some reason). First she commented to me that my closet is too messy, then I had it and I specifically asked DH to tell his mom to stop. She came up with an excuse of why she used to roam through my closet, then started pretending she does not but gave herself away. I want to lock it now, but don't know how to do it as the closet just has a normal locking handle without a locking mechanism. Any ideas?
P.S.: She is not just curios about my closet, but all other cabinets too - I don't have a say here since we share those with DH.

Huh? Because some spaces are common with DH, MIL is entitled to rummage through them?

DH needs to have a talk with her.

In all seriousness, I would put police tape across the inside of the closets and cabinets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not (at all) an expert in this area, but unless your closets are doors w/ doorknobs, I'm not sure you'll be able to do it. You could also swap out doorknob to your bedroom.

I locked bedroom door the last time and DH was livid. So, can't do it.

Why? Does he think his mother is entitled to go into your bedroom and if so, why?

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I'd be pretty clear, once, that MIL isn't allowed in private spaces in the house (aka bedrooms), and I wouldn't allow her in the house without your and/or DH there (if you can get DH on board to say something).

[Anonymous]

Plant sexy, naked pictures of DH in your closet.

[Anonymous]

This would drive me bonkers. And I'd be just as pissed at DH if I were you. Why is it ok for her to go through ANY of your cabinets, drawers, closets, etc? And who the fuck is she to get an opinion on them?

I'd stop letting her sneaky ass in the house until your DH gets in line and goes postal on her ass. Unacceptable.

[Anonymous]

This is so weird and hard to believe this is not some very very bored troll


If it is real, please grow a spine ASAP. A lock will not fix your problems.

[Anonymous]

Change the locks to the house. Problem solved.

[Anonymous]

Why is your MIL in your house while you're not there? Do you live together? If you don't live together, I'd change the locks on the house. DH can go fuck himself. You deserve some privacy.

You don't have a MIL problem, you've got a DH problem.