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[quote=Anonymous]My ILs are like this. It was a years-long process of "training" them and honestly it's still a work in progress. If I leave the room to start dinner, they follow me into the kitchen. "Can I help?" followed by plopping into a chair to chatter. If I'm reading a book, I must not be busy and probably just secretly wishing I could have another conversation. I learned VERY early not to announce if I was going on a walk bc they would be up grabbing coats before I could finish my sentence "by MYSELF."

They hear every announcement as an invitation so I stopped telling them in advance. Like, if I want to start dinner I'll just walk into the kitchen and start. When they come in "can I help?" Sorry, no, I've got it under control. "Mmmm-hmmm. Mmmm-hmmmm" to their conversation until they give up. Eventually they stop following me into the kitchen. But we start from scratch every visit.

When I'm reading a book, "oh, sorry, I'm in the middle of a good part. Let's catch up later."

If I want to go on a walk, I slip out of the house when they aren't looking. Yes. Really.

Good luck, OP.
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