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How to set boundaries with elders who overstep in your home

My mother-in-law moved in with us without asking and rearranged our entire household but my husband says I have no right to object.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Respect for elders is being used to override the autonomy of the current household.

Ideas that help explain it
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