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[quote=Anonymous]Here's what I think.

She's excited (thumbs up)
You don't like her (thums down)

Therefore, her excited behavior is annoying (thums down)

I suggest you do what you can to ignore the things that don't matter (e.g., her choice of words for "her baby").

Also, acknowledge and consider her unsolicited advice, even if it's administered poorly (sort of like my post is doing now :)) ~~ once you've been in the mommy business long enough, maybe by child #2, you'll probably have a bit more empathy for the urge to offer unsolicited advice or, rather, share your experiences and acquired wisdom.

The big stuff that does (somewhat) matter more, such as her coming over to the house "too much" and without being invited or announced: defer to your husband and have him set the boundaries.  But I recommend that you be generous, as generous as you reasonably can.  Unless she's truly a witch (not just that her personality rubs you the wrong way), you'll benefit from good multi-generational, cross spousal family relations.  More importantly, so will your kids.  :)[/quote]

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