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Dealing With an Intrusive Mother-In-Law

What do you do about a mother-in-law that calls her son everyday and won’t let up on wanting constant information about our personal life? We moved out of state to have more privacy, yet she finds "reasons" to call everyday. My husband keeps the calls short and does not give her any details about our life. I think that it fuels her even more. What can we do to limit the amount of time, and avoid her constant nosiness?

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How New Moms Can Cope with Intrusive In-Laws

My husband and I have two kids and live right down the road from his parents (big mistake). They come over about five days a week. My husband thinks it's no big deal because they don't stay long, however, it's just the point that they are intruding when it's my time to spend with my kids. I work an average of 50 hours a week, so my time with my children is precious and sometimes I feel like my in-laws see my kids as much as me. I feel like grandparents should be grandparents, not another set of parents. I believe that grandkids should only see their grandparents two, maybe four times a month, tops. We need our privacy. My mom always calls and asks permission to come over or hints for me to invite her—she has never just "stopped by." Anyway, my question is, "How often do you think your in-laws should come over?"

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