My husband is about to leave to go across the country for 2 months for his job, leaving me at home with a 5 month old. My mil has always been irritating but tolerable. She's a very controlling person and has my husband completely emotionally manipulated. Clear from a month ago until now she hasn't bothered me much at all thank god, i stopped responding to her messages because they were always either "tell my son such and such" or telling ME what to do. But now all of a sudden she's adding me to the groupchats with her grandchildren (the other kids are old enough to use phones and tablets but LO isnt so idk why she would add me on behalf of lo?) And she normally texts my husband way more than I think is normal for a grown man but here the last couple days its like shes trying her hardest to demand every second he has. She had to be the one to take my husband to the airport so I could keep the car here and when she was inside our house waiting for husband, as soon as he left the room she turned to me and said "well YOURE going to be busy" basically saying my house was not to her standards. And then sat on the couch and fired off pointless questions to my husband the whole time he was getting ready and trying to spend his time with me/LO. Finally i had enough and told him "i hope you're good on time because I want a moment alone with you" She immediately got up and went outside, as husband was putting luggage in the car I heard him ask her what was wrong and she said she just needed to smoke, which means she was PISSED lmao but god I swear i dont understand this woman. I wish i could get inside her head sometimes

I told husband about what she said after he left the room and he said he understood completely and that he would deal with her when he got home. I wouldn't have even brought it up but I realized he always says things like "idk why you don't like her" and this was a good example of how SHE is the one with the issue.