Am I crazy for feeling so emotional and uncomfortable with the fact that my controlling MIL loves to take my not even 2 month old baby on walks not shorter than 3 hours, AT LEAST once a week? At first I agreed with her taking him on walks out of generosity, as she seemed invested in being part of her grandson’s life from the beginning. But now I feel manipulated into doing something I am not comfortable with.

Please keep in mind I am on maternity leave now, and once I return to work, she volunteered to care for him twice a week. I told her all the time I spend with him now is precious and hard to share, and she will have the chance to spend a lot of time with him once I return to work, but she was dismissive about it, claiming it’s just a few times a week and the walks are good for him.

I can tag along with her if I want, but if I get tired in the middle of the long walks, she still expects to continue by herself. Last time, she even returned him a few minutes later than the time we have agreed on with no apologies.

My husband knows she can be very pushy when she wants something, and completely supports me if I say no to future walks.

I know she does love the baby and take very good care of him, but I feel like she is controlling my baby’s time and it is starting to hurt real bad when she takes him for these walks. However, I know all hells will break loose if I ask her to stop with the loooong walks while I am on my maternity leave. Am I being unreasonable or is she in fact being manipulative?