Am I a bi*** to my mother in law

A little background im a ftm and I live with my man and his family ever since the baby was born there’s been things that my mother in law has been doing that irritates me or upset me we’ve talked to her so I feel like she kind of been controlling the things she does but lately she’s doing something new everytime I try to do something fun with my baby for just giggles she’ll take that moment for herself or make it her own moment example 1: I put a diaper on my babies head and brought her to my mom in law to show her the minute me and my man left the room she takes a picture and sends it to the gc as if she’s the one who did it before I could (not to much upset about that part) and she immediately takes off the diaper and starts putting headbands on her and coming to the room saying stuff like oh she looks prettier now and to make sure to bring the headbands back to her example 2: I did her hair and made a little Mohawk and went to show her again I leave come back and she twisting her hair making little devil horns and it upset me cuz I just did her her to make it all cute and she just ruins it and it’s not the first time she played in her hair after I do it and it’s makes me feel like a bi*** just getting upset at these little things I try to just let them slide and let her be a grandma but I noticed it became a pattern at the things she does and if we talk to her about it she gets petty about it and it makes me feel so mean but I can’t help but get upset I’m thinking about just not saying anything anymore cuz I feel like I’m dtm

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from an outside perspective it doesn’t seem like that big a deal but i also do have little things that bother me too no matter how unimportant it may be to others so i think the best way to handle this is to mention it to her. for example start off saying like i hope we can have a mature conversation about what im going to mention and come to resolve it rather than taking it a wrong way (since you said she tends to be petty about it) …this that you do makes me feel this way about it so i hope you could understand and not continue it anymore. anything can be resolved when truths are said out loud and people are willing to try and understand and be considerate of how the other person is feeling. maybe that’s her way of being silly too and not realizing it bothers you but definitely have that conversation with her

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