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A man and his wife gave his mother-in-law a spare key to their house for emergencies

But emergencies turned into daily drop-ins

People on Reddit advised the man to set firm boundaries with his mother-in-law

Mother-in-law relationships can be tricky to navigate. One man is experiencing this as he tries to set boundaries with his mother-in-law after his wife gave her their spare key.

In a Reddit post, the man explained that his mother-in-law was given the key “for emergencies," which he thought was "reasonable."

"Then the 'emergencies' started being things like dropping off soup on a Tuesday at 8 AM, or watering plants we already watered, or 'just checking if you were home,'" he explained.

While he noted that his mother-in-law is "not a bad person," the unexpected visit

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