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[quote=Anonymous]Kudos to you, OP.  You sound like a warm and loving DIL.  Both your DH and your MIL are very lucky to have you!!!

Are you on Next Door?  Could you post a message to see if anyone else has their parent living with them in your neighborhood?  You could perhaps start your own support group AND you could also maybe do a movie night or game night a couple times a month as a nice social outlet.

Also, how does your MIL get around during the day?  Does she drive?  If she does then that's great.  Does she feel comfortable driving to some of the places you mentioned, like the museums or the library or even a coffee shop, or is that intimidating to her?  Maybe have her practice driving with you in the passenger seat so that she gets the experience going from home to New Place A or New Place B, etc.  If she doesn't drive, then does she have a cell phone (and know how to use it) so she can utilize Uber or Lyft?  And has she used them either with you or by herself?

Finally, for things like the dinner time and cooking, remember that your perception of her 'staring' while you cook could just be a comfortable silence for her.  She may just be happy to be in the room.  So put on some music or the tv to give yourselves a little noise coverage, and go from there.  And perhaps hand her a cutting board and ask her to chop the vegetables or set the table!

Hugs![/quote]

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