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[quote=Anonymous]Is your relationship with your MIL such that you can sit down with her and state very calmly, kindly, but clearly that you prefer to have a one on one relationship with her (your MIL) and ask that she allow you to manage your other relationships with adult family members as you see fit, including deciding whom to invite to your home and when? I think that's the first thing: a polite assertion of your authority in managing your own relationships. As for seeing SIL at your ILs home, know that's a given and adjust how often you go over accordingly. Realize too that your MIL chooses to place a requirement that you interact with SIL in order to interact with MIL--she could choose not to put you in that position, at least not so often or only at holidays, but your and DH's feelings just aren't that important to her. It sounds like your friendship just isn't as important to her now that her DD is back around and needs her.[/quote]
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