MIL talks A LOT. She's a former gym teacher and has a very loud strident voice. She is an authority on every topic.
Any conversation is immediately hijacked and turned into a monologue about her past or she will deliver a lecture on a random topic. Recent examples:
- dinner with MIL & my cousin. MIL regaled us with her early recollections of her grandmother's house down to positioning of coal hole and antimacassars. This went on for well over an hour with her talking over any attempt to interrupt.
- Tonight she called as I was getting DS to bed. I said I'd call back. She replied that "It's like the Two Ronnies sketch" then launched in to a detailed lecture on who wrote the Two Ronnies, followed by a story of how she knew one of their relations and the meal they'd had in the relation's pub. WTF - I've never even seen the Two Ronnies. After half an hour I went out and rang my own doorbell to have an excuse to get back to DS.
- Yesterday she asked how DS was. I said he'd had an accident with his toy lawn mower. Quick as a flash she interrupted to tell me (again - she'd already told me twice) all about DH's 1970s toy lawn mower in graphic detail, and then launched into a description of how to do perfect topiary. This went on for 45 minutes.
She's always been like this but since DS was born I spend much more time alone with her. FIL/DH just tell her to shut up which I am too scared can't do.
AIBU to have dreams that involve gagging her or putting her in a sound proof box? What would you do?