We all know the meddlesome mother-in-law archetype exists for a reason.

In this story, a MIL is acting more like a mother… in a way the actual mother doesn’t like.

Let’s see what’s up in this crib…

WIBTA if I told my fiancé and my MIL I will no longer buy groceries for my baby.

So backstory before I get into it, I ( 23 F ) gave birth to my son last summer.

My MIL was VERY involved in my pregnancy which I was very thankful for.

When I gave birth, that support turned into possessive behavior.

I could list off scenarios but this post would be a book lol.

Her fiancé isn’t helpful.

I have addressed this several times with my fiancé (24 M).

He will tell me he will talk with his mom but nothing seems to change.

My relationship was GREAT with my MIL up until she kinda started to play mommy with my son.

The MIL thinks she’s above boundaries.

I’ve set boundaries and somehow they apply to everyone but her.

Again it’s an ongoing battle and my fiancé isn’t supportive or just brushes it off.

So currently my baby is starting solids and I will prep food and buy snacks that I know he likes but my MIL will buy whatever snacks she has and will feed him that.

The MIL is not charge… but still acts like it.

My MIL IS NOT my babysitter.

We have a family member watching him at my MIL’s house. She will buy groceries for my son and has introduced foods etc.

I am at a point where I don’t want to buy him groceries as the food I pack is just left untouched or it starts to go bad in my fridge. ( I do have farm animals that eat said food).

The babysitter seems to think the MIL is in charge too.

I have told my babysitter to feed what I pack but then she tells me she was told there was food for him my MIL bought.

I also want to start taking my son to my mom’s, as I know my MIL won’t have any control over him but the commute is 30 minutes one way and I would have to wake him up at 5 am.

I’m not sure what to do.

This is definitely a real dilemma, baby.

Let’s check the comments on Reddit.

One comment is like, what’s your threshold?

Another person suggests OP needs to have a sit down with the fiancé.

Someone else says, get it together!

Another user is like, don’t let the MIL take your baby.

This person says if you give an inch she’ll take a mile.

This mother-in-law went from stepping up to overstepping.

If you thought that was an interesting story, check out what happened when a family gave their in-laws a free place to stay in exchange for babysitting, but things changed when they don’t hold up their end of the bargain.