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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m terribly sick and home this week and have been camped out in our front living room to avoid the rest of the house, which is how I noticed this.

On Monday morning, my MIL pulled up and parked across the street. She stayed in her car for a while (never got out), then left. The same thing happened yesterday. Just parks, sits, occasionally looks around, and leaves.

For context, DH and MIL had a falling out in late 2024 and haven’t really spoken since, other than brief texts around a family death and one time last summer when they tried, unsuccessfully, to reconnect. This estrangement has actually brought DH a lot of peace. It’s the calmest I’ve seen him about his family in nearly 30 years.

We both normally work during the day (including holidays like Presidents’ Day), so she would reasonably assume no one is home. Our kids are young adults and not living here full-time, so this doesn’t seem related to them.

If I weren’t home sick, I wouldn’t even know this was happening, which makes me wonder how long she may have been doing this without us realizing (and no, we don’t currently have a working Ring, but I think I will get on that this weekend).

I’m unsure whether to tell DH. On one hand, it feels like something he should know. On the other, it may be nothing and I don’t want to disrupt the peace he’s found if there’s no reason to.

Would you tell your spouse now, or wait to see if it escalates?[/quote]

Did she come at the same time everyday or did you notice her around the same time? How long did she sit there? I would absolutely get cameras. There are nice to have anyway and pretty cheap/easy to install. If you know your neighbors well and ugh, ask them if they have cameras.

I’d also sign up for the service at the post office that shows you what mail is intended to be delivered to your house. Maybe do a credit check to make sure nothing unexpected has been opened in your names, if she’s financially irresponsible.

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All good advice.[/quote]

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