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In-Laws Are ALWAYS Around | 10 Types of Unhealthy In-Laws | Dave & Ashley Willis

Name: In-Laws Are ALWAYS Around | 10 Types of Unhealthy In-Laws | Dave & Ashley Willis
Uploaded: 2023-10-12T16:00:28+00:00
Duration: 53 s
Channel: Dave Willis
Description: A short talk describing one of the '10 types of unhealthy in-laws'—the 'smotherers'—who excessively intrude on a couple's time, especially around…

12 Oct 2023 · 1 min

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A short talk describing one of the '10 types of unhealthy in-laws'—the 'smotherers'—who excessively intrude on a couple's time, especially around grandchildren. The speaker notes that while the attention is well-intentioned, it can infringe on couple autonomy; recommends communicating lovingly and setting schedule-based boundaries.

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The 10 types of unhealthy in laws, the smotherers. Okay? And this is. This is those in laws. It could be your parents or in laws. And not again, it's not just parental. This could be even your brother, sister. Brother, sister in law. Yeah. But when these grandkids come along, they just want to be at your house, be with those kids, be with you, like, way too much, which is sweet. Which is very sweet. But it becomes too much to where you feel like it's infringing on your time as a married couple, on your autonomy as a couple. And again, on the surface, it seems really kind. And so, again, it takes us really, as a couple talking about this and then lovingly saying, like, listen, we love how much you love us and how much time you want to spend with us, but can we. Maybe we can create a schedule. It can lead to more healthy conversation and also just a better schedule so that you guys can have time together. Because I think that it's really important that you establish those boundaries with your time.