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Ideas for dealing with pushy sil

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Hairwizard · 17/11/2019 13:07

So. I have an overbearing and pushy sil. Shes a nurse (relevant i think) and seems to think she knows better.
Really starting to be a problem for me in that im finding it hard not to say anything cos i will end up just being really fucking rude and thats not me.
Its mostly over my dcs, ds6, dd18mth dts 4mth old. I feel like im being interrogated every time she comes round. Constantly going on about if they are full of wind, spitting up, are they chesty? Who was it was chesty before?
(Twins were for good while wheezy and chesty/snuffly which was combo of viral stuff and milk intolerance as theyve had scaly flaky skin on forehead and scalp. Clearing up now with diff milk and special cream. They also both at diff occasions in the hosp for couple nights due to viral things so very worrying and stressful for me)
Anytime any of them get coughs shes on and on about did they get honey and have they said anything else you can give??
Then last night i had mentioned in a text that my other sil sister who is a homeopath sent over cream for their skin as id asked her for recommendations. She had wrote on it what it contained and to patch test first, which i obvs done. So far its working.
She replied to my text saying 'thats very good of her but find out whats in it' bla bla..
My response to that was 'i know whats in it cos she wrote on tin'
She hasnt text since lol. But im really fucked off. Thinking next time she starts up to say to her that i already have a hv (who is fucking fab btw, but no she 'doesnt think much of her') and i will direct any concerns to her as thats what shes there for. Any body else any suggestions for shutting her down without being overtly bitchy about it??

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Hairwizard · 17/11/2019 21:34

Jees that felt good getting off my chest! Some handy ideas to try!
Thankfully dp doesnt let her off with it either.

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helpmum2003 · 17/11/2019 21:50

Low contact - ignore phone, don't answer door to her. You must be incredibly busy and you don't have time to waste on her.... What a nightmare......

What about 'i get bored discussing kids all the time, let's talk about something else....'

Hairwizard · 17/11/2019 22:03

Doors locked anyway lol. Even better now the dark nights are back if it knocks i can ignore itGrin

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Chilledout11 · 17/11/2019 22:09

Has she a key ? Get them back

LannisterLion1 · 18/11/2019 07:16

She's far too intense and intrusive. Remove her key and invite people around in the afternoon if you want too. Practise 'it's not convenient, we have friends coming/plans (she doesn't need to know if they are to stay in).

Your husband needs to be fully on board too. Set boundaries, which will be harder if he's not on board and the rest of the family indulges.

I'm disgusted your husband would let her treat already established staff in such a way.

Countryescape · 18/11/2019 07:23

Ugh how annoying. One of my SILs is a bit like this. She’s a teacher and thinks she knows everything there is to know about children and the right thing to do. Once she lectured me about the way I was making up a bottle. At this stage she only had one baby. I had three. I really wanted to say “I’ve had three kids and managed to keep two very ill premature babies alive who are now thriving. I think I know what I’m doing!!” But I bit my tongue.

Hairwizard · 18/11/2019 12:03

Yip i find shes too much at times and just feel like its more so recently. Or maybe its just me noticing it more.

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TowelNumber42 · 18/11/2019 21:10

Once you see it you can't unsee it and you notice it more I think.

Shut her down at every turn like Whack-a-Mole.

Jokes or dry humour might work. I did it with know-it-all BIL.

"Yeah, that was a cough. She might not make it through the night, never mind, it's fun making new ones."

If all else fails buy her a puppy. Joke! Not a real suggestion

RandomMess · 20/11/2019 18:46

How have you not smacked her across this face and I say this as someone who is not violent Blush

NemophilistRebel · 20/11/2019 18:47

She just sounds dreadful

My overbearing SIL keeps giving me her old Gina Ford books Angry

RandomMess · 20/11/2019 19:00

Her behaviour towards your DH employees AngryAngryAngry

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