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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I get along swimmingly with my MIL. But when I gave birth and right afterwards, I really didn't want her around. I wanted to go camp out in bed for a week with my new baby and establish breastfeeding. I spent the week topless. I just wanted to cuddle the new baby and get used to being a bigger family. DH and I didn't need help from in-laws or other relatives, no matter how well-meaning they were. My MIL is lovely, but she doesn't load the dishwasher the way DH and I like it, she doesn't fold the towels the way we want them folded so they'll fit in the linen closet, and she lets DC eat things that are not okay with us (screw it being a grandparent's job to spoil their grandchildren). Sorry you're hurt but this is not about you. And if you bring an "I told you so" attitude to them if they DO wind up asking you for help, you'll make them wish they hadn't. [/quote]
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