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In the article, clinical psychologist Dr. Bethany Cook discusses ten signs of a toxic mother-in-law and how to handle the situation effectively. Signs include ignoring personal boundaries, offering unsolicited advice, canceling plans or showing up unannounced, buying inappropriate gifts, giving gifts with strings attached, always thinking she's right, ignoring you, being impossible to please, behaving differently when your spouse isn't present, and gossiping about you to family and friends. Ways to cope with a toxic mother-in-law include communicating with your spouse, talking to your mother-in-law, minimizing exposure, setting boundaries, encouraging your spouse to enforce those boundaries, and not taking it personally. The impact of having a toxic mother-in-law can negatively affect your life and marriage, but there are strategies to mitigate this impact.
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