Mother-in-law issues! Help!?

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My husband and I have been married for six months. He is the youngest child in his family and has always been pretty close to his mother.
I love my mother-in-law. She is the greatest, but sometimes I feel she oversteps her bounds a bit.
She treats me like a child, and treats my husband as though she were his wife. Half the time, she makes me out to be some incompetent person, and refuses to let me and my husband live our own life.
What do I do? I'm wondering if she's acting this way because the marriage is still fairly "new"? Idk. Any ideas? Any tips? I don't think I can stand being treated this way for much longer!!!
 
Some mothers have a hard time letting go. Live your life and make decisions without consulting her (this goes for your husband too). Don't solicit advice from her because she will try to take over.

Keep her involved in your life but only show her the positive things you are doing. Be confident and she should eventually realise that you two can handle things on your own.
 
invite her to watch that show ------everybody loves raymond---- with her . she should see herself as raymonds mother. point out how similar she is to her . ouch
 
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