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[quote=Anonymous]A few things:

1) If DH is asking her to back off, I hope you back him up.  It sounds like you're a bit overdue to have a conversation one on one with your parents in which you tell them that you love your DH, that his sense of a good relationship with parents are is different from theirs, and that they need to back off and respect it.  Let them know that continued pushiness is only going to hurt their relationship with him and therefore their relationship with you and their grandchild.  Remind them that their way of being in the world is not the only way.

2) Visit a little less overall, and share a little less, especially if you know it's likely an issue to lead to a scuffle.

3) Visit some without DH.  If he has things he'd rather be doing, let him!  Don't let it come at the expense of family time (nuclear family time), but bring it up and see what he says.  If he has to go a lot less, it might be easier to handle--and, as part of this deal, ask him to make the effort to rally a bit more, if the total time he spends with your parents is less.

Obviously, this all needs to be worked out with DH, but I think there are definitely adjustments that can me made to make the situation better.[/quote]

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