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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What you're feeling seems very reasonable, but would moving actually help?  Wouldn't she just complain more, and it would be more of a hassle to see her / host her?  Before my MIL moved to our state, she had started visiting more than 4 times/year for a week at a time ... it's nicer now that she's here and not staying overnight in my house, you know?

It might be better to disengage a bit -- see her less, send your husband to her house to visit (with the kids, without you), put your husband in charge of meals or do delivery.  Whatever it takes to remove a stressor.

You could also try making a game of it, a MIL bingo of her most common complaints.  When you get bingo during her visit, you get to remember an errand upstairs for a bit.[/quote]

OP here. Thanks for your reply. I've definitely thought about what a nightmare it would be to have her visit for a week at a time.  She stayed with us for two nights when her house lost power, and we still, 5 years later, talk about that dark period. She was unhinged in her opinions and nosiness and general persona. She hung her underwear up in our bathroom. She asked my husband if he has any of his paycheck stubs that she could look at. She told us we needed to take care of her 'just like you are now' when she gets old. She was just insane. I get stressed out thinking about it. She's 10 minutes away now, so no overnights.[/quote]

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