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[quote=Anonymous]Your MIL was quite rude (to your friend)if that was her exact text...and she definitely overstepped. But there is NO GOOD that will come of confronting her about this after the fact.

If you do, she will likely play the martyr in that she will say something like she was trying to be helpful by being the gatekeeper and not have too many visitors when you were having a difficult time and she wanted to be clear that it was just going to be family only at the hospital so things didn't get awkward if your friend came back and you were still having a hard time.

OP, just tell your friend you are sorry for your MIL's rude behavior...and that next time you will be more clear to all your relatives about who you want to visit you in the hospital so that there is no ambiguity about that. You can be irritated at mother-in-law on behalf of your friend...but not TO your MIL b/c there is nothing positive that will come of this after the fact.

You can't KNOW someone else's motive, so I always think it's better to give grace in those situations to our loved ones. MILs are annoying...but think of her through your child's eyes. Your new baby's grandma loves her soooooo much that she wanted to help make sure that nothing was upsetting her birth and first moments in the world. (And sure...she's a little selfish...but oh well!)

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