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[quote=Anonymous]My husbands sister, even when spoken to directly, ignores boundaries. The most recent example happened a few weeks ago. SIL was flying in and she said she wanted to meet my daughter to pick her up from school. I told her “no, DD has an after school duty (think crossing guard) and is busy hanging with her friends and gets a great sense of independence walking home alone. Just come straight to our house when you land.”  What did she do?  She took a taxi straight to the school to meet DD!  (Sidebar: MIL wanted to do the same, but I asked her to meet us at the house instead, just like I told SIL. She said “that’s fine. But you know that won’t stop SIL!”)

There are many other examples. For instance, when my older daughter needs a break from her (she’s VERY clingy), and says “I’m going to go paint in my room for a bit”, my SIL says “oh I’ll come with you!”  We’ve tried coaching DD today no, but she feels bad for her Aunt.

Not sure what to do considering she ignores explicit directives. I need help![/quote]

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