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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The best advice I got about dealing with my smothering MIL is to nip it in the bud.  If you let her be crazy and keep on crossing boundaries, you'll only get more defensive and angry, and then pretty soon you won't be able to stand having her around at all (even when she's being normal).  It can be so hard to set boundaries, but it's actually not kind to her not to do it, because she'll end up alienating herself from you.

The most important thing to do right now is to stop discussing reproduction with her.  She shouldn't even know that you are TTC.  Every time she asks you a question about it, deflect it.  Tell her outright that you don't really want to talk about it, and that you'll let her know when you have news.  [/quote]

OP here. I do try really hard to set boundaries with her. She says and does inappropriate things and I do call her on it. Thankfully, I've been very direct with her from the beginning. Thank god DH is really supportive and totally gets that she is cuckoo and does not tolerate the crazy. Last week, she told me that BIL better get married to a girl who listens to her.

The hard part is that she is a really good person. She is nice and loving and cares a lot about me, which is more than many can say about their MIL but this issue is putting me over the edge. When she isn't being crazy, I actually have a great time with her. [/quote]

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