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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP let the "my baby" thing go, MY mother is the worst offender. Every time she calls me the first words out of her mouth are "how is my baby today?" Yes its kind of annoying but other wise she is great.

As far as your MIL stopping by all the time that is NOT OK. I've learned with my MIL I have to set the rules and boundaries, my DH is a total push over when it comes to is mother as hard as he tries. So just let her know you would love to have her come by XX (we do Sunday dinners) to see the baby. When she stops by at other times let her know it is not a good time for you and/or the baby and you will see her on XX.

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OP this is good advice. My MIL was INSANE at first when DC was born (first grandchild). She was so crazy, I had nightmares about her actually STEALING my baby. But I have been really strict about boundaries -- some say I cut my nose off to spite my face, but I do not allow my DC to go to MIL's house without me there, I only let her see DC once a week and I make sure it's structured and that I am in control. It sucks b/c my MIL is so insane that I can't leave my DC alone with her for a variety of reasons -- her physical condition, her mental condition and also just that she is the kind of woman who you give an inch and she takes a mile. So the more time I let her have with DC, the more overbearing and intrusive she becomes. She also does not abide by my parental "rules" and does the opposite of what I instruct or ask her to do. She does weird things like tries to give DC raw meat and coffee and DC is only 1.5 years old![/quote]

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