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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP 18:06.

And another thing: I established boundaries with my MIL early, but not early enough. She is meddlesome and overbearing, a gossip and a total flake. MIL is local am fully expects that we will include her in every aspect of family life; attends every single sporting event of GC, all holidays (especially Mother’s Day), all social events even those we had hoped with be just “my” family…and she demands equal time.

We’ve been traveling g w/o her for the holidays and New Yeats but then have to scramble to see her (pre or post) holiday.[/quote]

No, you don’t “have to” scramble. You choose to scramble. Own it.[/quote]

PP and it gets complicated; MIL demands that if we leave on X date, we have to see her before Christmas to exchange gifts, have a meal, etc. [/quote]

It’s not complicated that you choose to give into the demands of a manipulative and unreasonable adult. That’s not a complication; it’s a choice. You do not “have” to see her before Christmas, or do any of the above activities with her. You. Choose. To.[/quote]

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