In laws

I’ve been with my long term partner for 15 years. Always been v close to his family. Feel like since having our little one last year, I’ve drifted with my in laws for numerous reasons. Sadly I feel like I have to keep repeating myself in terms of boundaries, being one of the reasons. They are quite overbearing too and I find this challenging. Anyone else feel the same? How do you let these feelings aside and go back to a similar position as before?
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I was the same and unfortunately things never got better, infact my husband has gone no contact with them and it has been the best decision for us. Our children unfortunately will grow up not knowing them but that is on them as my husband told them several times what would happen. Plus my MIL cut contact with her mother for the similar reasons

I was closer with my MIL than I was with my own mother until I had my first child October 2022. She cut contact with us August 2023 after we stopped being the ones to go to her house all the time. She didn’t want to do the effort and we were tired of always going out with a baby. I had my second January 2024 and she didn’t meet him until around Halloween 2024 because she finally decided to make some effort. It’s super weird for me and I really don’t want to welcome her back with open arms like my husband did because what’s to say she won’t do that again and my babies deserve better. She wants to take us to an indoor playground and I’m struggling with being okay with her finally deciding to make an effort after hurting me so much with her absence. I was fully expecting support when I had my first based on how she talked and then we got nothing but grief. Now she has a granddaughter that lives with her and now she feels she needs to know my babies. I feel her apologizing would help maybe

What are some of the overbearing and boundaries not being followed please? I can’t believe u know them for 15yrs and this happened to u. I’ve known them for 2 yrs and it’s been a struggle. I can’t imagine doing 15yrs like this

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