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Woman Is Asking For Advice While Dealing With An Intrusive And Needy Mother-In-Law

It has been a nonstop nightmare dealing with a manipulative and controlling MIL.

Woman Is Asking For Advice While Dealing With An Intrusive And Needy Mother-In-Law

Do you have a toxic mother-in-law (MIL)? We have heard many stories complaining about judgmental, self-centered, imposing, and nosy MILs—so toxic that they invade your privacy.

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Very often, dealing with this kind of MIL can cause you headaches, to say the very least. Your MIL can disapprove of everything from your parenting style to how you arrange your home.

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Comments stemming from their constant blabbing, nagging, and interfering can be so annoying that you wish they would leave you alone indefinitely. You may find them disrespectful and utterly disregarding of your privacy as a couple and parent.

Yes, they are parents too and have experienced a lot in raising their children, but we also have our ways of building our respective families. They should at least give us some space and know their boundaries.

MILs should wait until their children or in-laws seek their advice about anything. They should remember that their children and in-laws are grown-ups and have lives of their own.

Reddit user somberetica has asked the community for advice in dealing with her intrusive and needy MIL, who even wanted access to their bank accounts. Let us check what the community has advised her to do the next time her MIL breaks into their apartment.

Here's what OP posted on Reddit.

Here's what OP posted on Reddit.via: somberetica
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She narrated how her MIL violently banged on their front door.

She narrated how her MIL violently banged on their front door.via: somberetica
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The MIL had the audacity to call the police instead and played the victim.

The MIL had the audacity to call the police instead and played the victim.via: somberetica

The MIL tried to show concern despite her previous actions.

The MIL tried to show concern despite her previous actions.via: somberetica

Let's see what people are saying. Call the police! The police give more credibility to the one who makes the first call.

Let's see what people are saying. Call the police! The police give more credibility to the one who makes the first call.via: zyzmog

She needs to take legal action; otherwise, it will escalate.

She needs to take legal action; otherwise, it will escalate.via: PickledPygmy

She knows she's not welcome, so next time, call the police right away.

She knows she's not welcome, so next time, call the police right away.via: SilentJoe1986

Get a copy of the police report as well as a copy from the mobile network provider to prove that she was harassed and bombarded with text messages.

Get a copy of the police report as well as a copy from the mobile network provider to prove that she was harassed and bombarded with text messages.via: justcupcake

She should call the cops. This is trespassing, and she should get a restraining order.

She should call the cops. This is trespassing, and she should get a restraining order.via: FrMark

She can relate to this, as the same thing happened to her as well.

She can relate to this, as the same thing happened to her as well.via: lilkimchi88

Being labeled as anti-cop is scary.

Being labeled as anti-cop is scary.via: Satrina_petrova

Whenever the MIL shows up next time, she needs to call the cops and get a restraining order.

Whenever the MIL shows up next time, she needs to call the cops and get a restraining order.via: Affectionate_Cacti

The same advice is given: call the police and report that someone is trying to break in violently.

The same advice is given: call the police and report that someone is trying to break in violently.via: 2catsaretheminimum

OP has posted a clarification. This is what she said.

OP has posted a clarification. This is what she said.via: somberetica

She needs to call the police the next time this happens for harassing her and annoying her neighbors.

She needs to call the police the next time this happens for harassing her and annoying her neighbors.via: jfb01

OP and her boyfriend should tell her MIL directly that she is not welcome in their apartment.

OP and her boyfriend should tell her MIL directly that she is not welcome in their apartment.via: bannana

This is purely victim-blaming when the police asked her if they were anti-cop.

This is purely victim-blaming when the police asked her if they were anti-cop.via: Fairwhetherfriend

They need to get a restraining order, and everything will follow through.

They need to get a restraining order, and everything will follow through.via: afistfulofyen

OP should block the MIL on all forms of communication. But before that, she needs to tell her directly that she is not welcome and should not text them or show up at their door.

OP should block the MIL on all forms of communication. But before that, she needs to tell her directly that she is not welcome and should not text them or show up at their door.via: pigeonpellets

One person thinks it should be her boyfriend (the MIL's son) who should tell her that she's not welcome.

One person thinks it should be her boyfriend (the MIL's son) who should tell her that she's not welcome.via: Coollogin

Document everything and call the cops.

Document everything and call the cops.via: [deleted]

Collect all evidence and get a restraining order.

Collect all evidence and get a restraining order.via: Space_Salt

The MIL is just lucky that nothing bad happened to her due to her bad behavior.

The MIL is just lucky that nothing bad happened to her due to her bad behavior.via: reeserodgers59

OP should always secure her home and call the police each time the MIL shows up.

OP should always secure her home and call the police each time the MIL shows up.via: [deleted]

Does this sound familiar to you? Surely, some of you have this kind of MIL that you wish to get rid of at least once in your life.

MILs can also be our mothers; deny it, but they are the grandmothers of our children. Dealing with them can sometimes be quite hard, but we should know when to distance ourselves from them when the situation becomes too much to handle.

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