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[quote=Anonymous]So, how to handle it?

You might have your husband say to her "Mom, it's really annoying when you are trying to micromanage every single thing during a meal, or when you're with the kids. We are trying to let the children have their own experiences, make their own mistakes, and learn from it. So if they put too much milk in their cup and spill it at 5 years old, they clean it up, no big deal.  When they are out with us on the sidewalk, we allow them to run ahead but they must stop at each crossing and wait for us.  We don't care whether they drink their milk at the beginning, middle or end of the meal. I don't remember you being like this with me when I was a kid. What gives? Are you worried about something?  I'd love to think you are able to just enjoy our kids, your grandchildren.

But she might think she's helping you cope, to which he can say "mom, really, we're fine. Sure, we're not getting as much sleep as we would like to, but our kids are fine - we are making parenting choices not losing control of our children.

I say DH because it's his mother, and if you say all this you will sound like the world's biggest bitch!  Horrible, ungreatful, witchy DIL!

Now, of course, if he remembers her being this way when he was a kid, crap, because she probably isn't going to change at this point. But if she's doing more micromanaging than she did as a parent, there's hope.  [/quote]

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