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[quote=Anonymous]It's probably too late for this, but I honestly can not function without some personal space. I've met people like your MIL and I literally can not think or carry on a conversation with them following me around. I'll step back the first time and ask "oh, did you need something?" when they're inexplicably right next to me, put something between us the second time - a pillow, a chair, a child, and the third time, I stop trying to act cool about it and just let it out that I get claustrophobic being followed around - I'll be much better at carrying on the conversation if I could just have a couple feet of room to breathe. People are understanding - if you're flustered but not annnoyed, I think people get that it's not about them, but just about you and how you socialize.

Probably too late for that though, OP. I'd go to the movies, take a nap, bake, etc. I'm not a multitasker so if MIL, or anyone, tried to follow me around while doing basic tasks, I'd just tell them that I'd love to hear them out on what they're saying but then I'll need to concentrate on the task at hand. [/quote]

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