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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Or you could be sympathetic and consider the possibility that she wants to parent so badly that she can't stop herself. [/quote] OP I'd be careful with this one. We had that situation with an aunt who desperately wanted kids and was single and trying to adopt. We thanked her for advice and did the half smile, we let her get away with a lot of things due to our sympathy for her situation and it got worse and worse until we finally had to clearly set boundaries. Her response was "oh you should have just told me I was overstepping. I thought you said "thanks" because you found it helpful." Sometimes the nice thing is to set the limit clearly, calmly and directly and then move one rather than trying to tip toe around things and feeling resentful and annoyed.[/quote]
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