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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My in laws also want to spend every second with us.  If you get up to use the bathroom they might comment that you just went two hours ago.  MIL is a huge control freak.  She tries to pick where everyone sits (and my seat in the living area doesn't face the tv so I can't even zone out on that unless I get up and argue that I'm going to sit on the floor).  [b]We aren't allowed to even grab a glass of water without asking permission, and she often says no[/b].  There's no guest bedroom (we sleep in the living room on a pull out couch) so thus no escape.  When we tried to stay in a hotel she absolutely LOST it.  Holidays are the worst.  On the bright side, my kids don't seem to notice her quirks and absolutely love MIL.[/quote]

I'm having a hard time imagining what this looks like. You're all just lounging around the living room, some one gets up to refill a glass of water, and MIL says "where do you think you're going?" as if that person can be ordered around like some kind of servant? Is your MIL otherwise kind & welcoming, but just socially super awkward and controlling out of untreated anxiety? I think I'd have a hard time not being snarky & rude, ie "I'm sorry, I thought I was an autonomous person, free to determine and fulfill my basic bodily needs, but if this a hardship assignment, I'll be sure to pack differently next time" and I would put my foot down on staying at a hotel. [/quote]

Hotel. And when they whine about it, "In a hotel, I am free to get a glass of water, and can sit in a spot where I can see the TV."[/quote]

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