Let's talk about In-Laws

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Do you get along with your in-laws? Do you have any stories to tell about them? I think I could write a book about all the reasons I dislike my in-laws. They are so stubborn and hard headed, and controlling. We are financially better off than they are, but they have always found ways to make us need them. We moved into a home that we thought was in a great neighborhood. Soon we found out there was a convicted rapist in the neighborhood and began looking to move. The in-laws bought us a house without so much as saying a word to us, and because we wanted out of our situation so quickly, we took the house. Now we have asked them to put it in our names and we'd continue to pay them for it, but they want no part of that. They are struggling and not even able to pay the taxes, but they won't get out from under the house by giving it to us. They control every aspect of the house, we aren't even allowed to dig up a nasty, dead bush in the front yard! We don't want to move due to the location. This is the best neighborhood we've ever lived in, and we don't have the credit to buy our own house, so we feel stuck. My mother in law is also controlling when it comes to my kids. She's the type who thinks I'm doing everything wrong! Now mind you, I have five kids who I've given birth to. She has 2 kids that she adopted, the youngest was 6 months at the time of adoption. She has argued with me over everything, including the best time to start them on sippy cups and when to break them of bottles. My oldest son is left handed and she even tried to tell me to force him to be right handed by tying the left hand behind his back! My father in law went so far once as to tell my husband he shouldn't be with me. His problem with me is I am just as stubborn as him, and I refuse to be controlled. My husband will become a door mat to them, but I won't, and they don't like that. We have had a sour relationship with them for years, and it's sprialling more and more out of control. Recently it's been more due to my father in law blaming us for his financial problems. We never asked for this house, and to be honest, he's not paying anymore than he was, cause he used part of the loan for this house to pay off his mortgage. His problem is after buying the house he went out and bought a van he cannot afford. We pay him weekly, and have not been late since Christmas. Around Christmas time my husband was taking severe paycuts due to a mistake his company made, we were losing $120 a week. We basically paid half rent because we wanted to do Christmas shopping for the kids. We assumed he'd understand, as these are his grandkids. Nope! Instead he screamed at us that our financial issues aren't his problem, and he needed the money to get his wife Christmas presents. Well the list goes on and on, like I said, I could write a book. I almost already have!