My MIL has invited herself to two trips to our house while we've been visiting for Christmas. I'm not thrilled about either. One also happens to be over my birthday, and no offense, I'd rather not spend my birthday with my MIL. In the past I've just put my head down and suffered through the visits. I don't enjoy them much at all. She's not particularly helpful around the house or with our 15 month old. She just wants to watch him play and if he gets crabby goes away to do her own thing.She's always complaining about her relationship with her other daughter-in-laws (she has 4 sons) so I know that no matter what I do she will not speak kindly of me. She's kind of a negative nancy on almost everything.I also know my husband should be the one communicating to her and me with my family about what works "for us". I just need some key pointers here because since we've had our baby, the boundaries we've tried to create have been crumbling. What can I say when someone says, "I'll be coming up x month this weekend to stay with you" when they've never been invited?!?!?!(This is the same woman who we asked not to come to the hospital during labor but found her way right outside my delivery room when I was pushing...) via /r/Parenting http://bit.ly/2TaGXTK
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