My in-laws are great all around. But ever since we had our baby in October, she's had this idea that she's coming over every weekend to see him. I want grandparents to be a part of his life but I think every weekend is a bit much...isn't it? I think what really bothers me is that she just phones up and TELLS us they are coming over because they're in town (they live about 30 min. outside of our city). There have been times when they've just shown up. They usually phone on their way over though. Some friends think my mother-in-law is like this because she has 2 sons and has always told them what to do. My husband is pretty good at telling her to mind her own business when she has made suggestions about what we should do with our house, etc. but this is kind of touchy. How do you tell them that we don't want to see them every week? Some other reasons for this is because my husband works shift work lots and we would like some of our own family time. I think my mother-in law thinks that we are one whole family and doesn't see us as our own family unit. Also, my parents are split up and I don't think that it's fair that one set see my son while the other set don't every week. I just don't have time for 3 separate visits per week. My mother in law also phones every day pretty much....Is she in our lives too much or am I just over reacting?