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[quote=Anonymous]I already posted upthread, but the more I think about it, the more it sounds like mismatched expectations, which can lead to a lot of frustrations. Perhaps your MIL thought she was coming just to take care of the kids, whereas you and DH thought she was coming to cook, clean, and care for the kids.

It almost doesn't matter now, though, because you now see what she is willing to do. She will help with the kids, but is not so into cooking or taking out the trash. All you can do is reconfigure your expectations and accept the help she is willing to give, and figure out another plan for cooking meals and taking out the trash. Rather, let your DH figure it out.

There's no reason you can't sit at the table and chop vegetables. I would be tripping over myself in order to do that if I were in the situation you are, with limited ability to do much else to help.

I know it's hard to be on crutches, and it really sucks. Try not to take all of your frustration about that out on your MIL, though.

One thing that does need to change is her distracting you while you work. You're going to have to be very direct about that one.[/quote]

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