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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My ILs are nice and we get along, but they are hoverers/pouncers. They are literally on top of us all the time during visits, to the point where I've accidentally stepped on my MIL's foot when I was emptying the dishwasher and she was right.there.

The last time we went to the beach with them, I was low-key complaining about it to my husband, who was like, "Eh, they're not THAT ba--AUGH!"

He stopped becasue we were driving at night, approaching the beach house, making the turn into the driveway, and his parents were standing there in pitch-black, their eyes and glasses reflecting in the light. It was like a freaking horror movie. We started dying laughing and my husband was like, "Yeah...they're weird."[/quote]

Did it ever occur to you that they were just waiting to greet you and make you feel welcome?  My family does this all the time.  It is considered good manners.  Apparently, you need some lessons in how to make guests feel welcome![/quote]

No, I have literally never heard of it, and would find it totally bizarre.  So you just stand there around the time you think family might be arriving?  [/quote]

In the dark!  They were standing in the dark.  I can see my parents sitting on the porch on a nice day.  Of course, I have also burned myself running into my mom because she is hovering next to me in out tiny kitchen while I am taking a hot pan out of the oven.[/quote]

As the poster the "did it occur to you" poster was referring to...

It's one thing to wave from the window, then come outside to say hello and help with the bags. This is what normal people do. This shows enthusiasm and offers a sense of welcome, without creating the danger of being IN A DRIVEWAY AT NIGHT, UNEXPECTEDLY when people have just driven 5+ hours to see you and are just trying to pull in and unload the car.

It is BIZARRE to wait in a driveway AT NIGHT. Then, they don't offer to help with the bags or even step back to allow us to do what we need to do to exit the car and get our stuff; they literally pounce and go in for the hug while I'm trying to get the kids unbuckled.

Like, calm down. There's a difference between a calm greeting and literally, like actually getting underfoot. [/quote]

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