To think it's disgusting to do this in front of other people?

[SeeJaneKick]

Now....disclaimer...I am well known for being a bit OCD about certain things. I may need help and so I cannot judge what is reasonable and what isn't.

If I am being unreasonable I will deal with the situation...no harm done.

My MIL is staying in an apartment nearby...she's come from overseas as she does every year...she arrives here at 8.00am and leaves at around 7.00pm so is with DC and I all day. She wants all the time she can get with her granchildren so that's fine.

BUT...she picks her teeth with real energy after she eats anything....I'm not talking a subtle little dig...but a teeth bared, elbows out root and dig....inspecting what she gets type of thing. After a meal this can go on for around 15 minutes.

(faints)

She also seems to touch her face and head and hair CONSTANTLY....picking at loose flakes of skin....due I think to having dry skin...but it's REALLY grossing me out.

[gets up]

She's always done this....once during the last visit I couldn't bear it and said "Would you like to use the bathroom to brush your teeth?" to kind of make her realise what she was doing but she just said no!

And with the head picking thing I said "Do you have a headache?" and she sad "No" and I said "Oh right...it's just you keep rubbing your head and hairline"

and she said "Oh it's this dry skin." And carried on!!!

[faints again and doesn't get up]

HELP MEEEEEE! She's here with me every day for the next 4 weeks!

WTF can I DO?

My advice would be - get out of the room whenever it starts, for your sanity.

And take the benefit of all that free ( if slightly revolting ) childcare and go and have some fun... remember shopping on your own? Or sitting in a cafe reading a book unmithered? Or going for a long walk whatever the weather, and coming back when you wanted to, not when the moaning got too much?

Go now and write a list of all the things you miss about not being single and then go and do some of them. Holiday all round!

Sounds as if she could have something wrong with her teeth. Ask her if she would like to see a dentist while she's here.

Oh Calamity!

ewwww gross - buy her some dental floss and head& sholders