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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MIL says all the time that she plans to spend several months out of the year up here once kids arrive. She even goes so far as to say things like, "Make sure any homes you look at to buy have a bedroom and a bathroom for me."

This would be my worst nightmare come true. Hell personified. How do I handle with dh???[/quote]

I love my MIL, but I still have no interest in having any extra people move in with me, no matter how big my house.  It will be a different story someday if they need assistance, but moving in for half the year while they are still hale and hearty and just want to hang out more, that would not fly.  For the later in life caring for the parents stage, I am assuming it will be more likely my parents who will probably move in with us if anyone does, just by virtue of the fact that people seem to move in with their daughters more often than their sons, plus DH has way more siblings than I do anyway.  Also, I'm pretty sure DH's parents have managed their finances better, so they are less likely to need help in any case.  But who knows how it will all shake out in the end.

For your situation, I do think you need to have a serious talk with your husband about it.  Ask him how he feels about it.  Tell him honestly how you feel about it, and (assuming this is true) make sure you make it clear that it's nothing personal about his mom, you wouldn't want your mom living with you half the year either.  How you actually go about tamping down her expectations, I don't know, but you probably should if you think she is really expecting to do this.  Maybe mention that there are places she can rent nearby if she wants to stay that often?[/quote]

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