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Getting along with your in-laws can be a nightmare.
What matters here, like in any other relationship, is proper communication, privacy, and healthy boundaries.
But thats easier said than done.
Sometimes, your in-laws can be needlessly cruel and maliciously manipulative.
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Anyone telling you otherwise is likely working for the Grinch.
She then cut off all contact between them.
However, the story didnt end just there, with some healthy boundaries getting established.
Unfortunately, the OPs mother-in-law went further and frightened the entire family.
She started contacting her granddaughter by sending her gifts.
She then planned to pick her up from school without the parents consent, for a surprise adventure.
The OP learned about her plans from the school office.
Things moved very quickly from that moment onward.
The girls mom informed the school not to let anyone take her daughter.
She then rushed to the school with her husband.
The police arrested the MIL before she could kidnap the child.
Most children who are targeted are under the age of 6.
Meanwhile, the other half of all abductions are carried out by acquaintances and strangers.
The former comprise 27% of all abductions.
This can make the couple quite uncomfortable because the in-laws are always present in their lives.
Always criticizing their decisions.
Always trying to tell them how to do things.
However, they might not have the self-awareness that theyre being too pushy.
For some in-laws, however, its all about exercising control.
Set some simple ground rules for your relationship going forward.
Or that you dont like it when they show up unannounced.
Whatever the issue might be, actively listen to their perspective.
Show that you respect their choices, but stress the importance of your boundaries going forward.
Many readers were shocked by how the mother-in-law behaved
