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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My inlaws own a beach house.

We do the above...everybody is responsible for a dinner, but provide our own breakfast/lunch/snacks.

The problem is that MIL likes to park herself near the kitchen all day and make you feel like a heel for getting a snack. As soon as you set foot in there she says "what do you need." (like a statement). And reminds us how close it is to dinner time.

She is always watching and monitoring what we take out of the fridge or pantry saying something like "that's Mary's cheese!" "Did you ask Liz if you could have that?" 
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Huh? Everyone know that in houseshares you make it clear what is group food (and everyone pitches in) versus person-specific food (bought by and for them).  If that is clear no need to monitor. Or take other people's food![/quote]

PP here. If I am taking Mary's cheese, it's because Mary said "hey, we brought a ton of cheese, please take some, there's enough for everybody!" Or (this is the more likely scenario), MIL is wrong about who's cheese belongs to who, so she doesn't even know what she's talking about. She's like the grumpy clueless uptight kitchen patrol. [/quote]

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