More from CafeMom: Anti-Vaxxer Mom Found Out Her Daughter Was Secretly Vaccinated & Is Beyond Furious The MIL even took it upon herself to reorganize decorations during the holidays and began making decisions about the couple’s household without consulting them. “It probably sounds really small and pathetic but it really bothers me,” wrote MaisieAva. The mom says that she understands her mother-in-law is trying to be helpful, but she only succeeds in suffocating a couple in need of their own space. MaisieAva is afraid of confronting her mother-in-law for fear of causing a rift in her family — so she asked the other users on the message board to offer up their best advice. “It’s all just literally too close to home for me and it’s consuming my thoughts way too much to the point where I’m feeling pretty unhappy.” Another woman said her mother-in-law had essentially turned her life into a never-ending episode of Everybody Loves Raymond. “You are entitled to boundaries and space and basically a life of your own as an adult,” she reminded the original poster. “Some people just don’t understand boundaries.” More from CafeMom: This Woman Is Panhandling for Money to Have a Baby & She Has Zero Shame About It Hopefully, she’s able to get a handle on the issue with her hellish mother-in-law before she really goes crazy.
