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[b]Start treating her like a 3 year old who is testing your limits.  Put firm boundaries in place and follow through.  Give her only choices that you want and do not offer her other options.  She only has as much control (especially in your house and with your child) as you let her. [/b] [/quote]

+1 lock the thread! No need for anyone else to post because this here is the answer. Print this out, post it on your mirror and carry it in your purse. Excellent PP! [/quote]

To clarify. I’m not a woman, I don’t have a purse.  Not sure DW would take to kindly to me wearing women’s apparel. :-p

You are right. I need to start setting some boundaries. 
To answer other responses.  There’s more I just pointed out the things that were getting to me lately.

The thing with the car door, I didn’t care when it was my dad opening her door. I would even open it on occasion when his hands are full and she just sitting there useless.
It only bothered me when she and I went somewhere, and she expecting the same princess treatment from me.

The reason why all of this has come to a head is because I finally realized that she’s getting increasingly pushy about her entitlement.
Before DW and I moved to NY, my dad gave us a waffle iron as a present.   It wasn’t until recently that she actually said, I made sure he got you guys the waffle iron that I wanted you to have, for the type of waffles I like.

A few months back, when they came down for a visit, they left behind two bath robes in the guest room closet. 
Then it’s the Beer glasses she wants me to store in my freezer for her. Never mind the fact that my pint glasses are the exact same size and shape.
And then then the steak thing was just over the top.

To answer someone else’s response about how since we didn’t like the way she cooked steak, she offered for us to season it the way we like it.
No that was not the case.  They never cook dinner for us. We always order out when we go there.  She loves the way DW makes steak. [b]She pan sears the steak with a special sauce she makes and it’s awesome[/b].  So SM loves the way DW makes the steak.  DW gave her the recipe, but we never asked them to make steak for us when we visit.  She called and asked us to buy, pre-marinade, and freeze the steaks to bring up with us to cook for them when we got to her house!  Again I say WTF?!?  :shock:

Oh and no, she does not have kids of her own. So maybe she is secretly jealous about not being married and never having had kids.  I don’t even care about that. I always knew she was a but pushy and entitled, but It never effected me, so I ignored it. I only care now because she’s saying and doing things that directly effect me.  And with each incident, she’s escalating. I feel it’s time to put a stop to things before they escalate out of hand.  That’s always my logical advice to people. 
Don’t let little annoyances add up to the point where you’re unreasonably blowing up at someone over something minor. Take them aside and let them know so that maybe the little annoyances can cease. and not become major problems. 
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Sorry about your troubles.  Can you post the receipe?[/quote]

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