Ok guys help me out here please. My MIL is very very annoying. She is a micro manager, she needs to control every situation. She has to have a say in everything- no matter what it is! Her daughter who is elder to me & my husband is more annoying than her. She is bossy & spoilt brat in the family. Three marriages failed for her yet her parents listen to her words as if those are the only golden words. SIL gets her way around us because she uses her mother to make us to do it. We are all matured, grown up & have better things to do in life. I've been avoiding SIL for long time but MIL insists that I should be the one calling her up & checking on her & stuff. It's so annoying. How do I say no to my MIL and not get used by her bossy daughter. My spouse does take my side & has told them several times to back off & now MIL calls me up to tell me all this. Is there a way around where I tell my MIL to back off & mind her own business & at the same time say the same to my SIL??? Is avoiding the whole situation the only solution to this? Thanx guys!!