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[quote=Anonymous]I have the opposite issue. I love my family and they are wonderful people but they have some really bad habits that have gotten in the way of our marriage and family. First, want to acknowledge that my DH and I have taken full responsibility for that - we realized way too late that we needed to be much better about setting up boundaries. So shame on us. But if you give my folks an inch they will take a mile. Basically they mean well but the problem is they don't see me as an adult, and therefore have trouble seeing my husband as one, and it's annoying. They need to respect us as parents to their grandkids more and when they come over, they will take over the house. Like the OP, my mom will clear out our fridge with a bunch of their food, and it will be like, crappy leftovers.

But, we've gotten much better about setting appropriate boundaries and ultimately, we both realize they mean well and are wonderful people. I think it can just be hard mixing families like that, for most people. [/quote]

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