[Cloudbringer]

Aww, Hark, don't worry about it too much! My inlaws are fantastic people...my mother in law even said once that she thought if someone was coming to judge my housekeeping, they shouldn't bother coming to my house (and what kind of friend/family would do that?!) after I apologized for not having the place as picked up as I'd have liked (this was just after the wedding).

But anyway, not all inlaws interfere with your marriage or household! Mine most definitely do not do that! They stay in touch (they live across the country) but they aren't invasive or controling. It sounds like Larry's got the last problem, his mil wants to control his household and how Larry and his wife do things.