<human>: I hope this is the right subreddit. To give some background history, my husband and I have been married for 3.5 years and just found out we are expecting (a happy surprise). He is an only child and his mom raised him as a single mother so they are very close; he explained to me once that when he moved out of the house it was like going through a bad break up. She has always been overbearing and controlling of his life and it's something that I have been accepting of (as much as possible). We told her the news of us expecting a child and she was, not surprisingly, not too happy. She wants me to put my degree and career on hold and make my husband's career a priority so that he doesn't miss out on any opportunities. My husband and I have discussed all of our options at length, I am about a year away from my BS in Accounting / minor in Business Administration. He almost has an AA in Criminal Justice. I feel like my degree will bring in more money and that him being the primary parent might be a better choice for us financially. She is literally quitting her job and moving closer to us to help manage our household, not something I am a fan of. I don't want to be the divide between him and his mother, but I don't want to let her be such a controlling presence in our child's life either. Any advice on how to confront her about her behavior and how to express my need for personal space would be great. My husband knows how I feel and actually agrees with me on all my points...but figures it's more effort to try and fight his mom about these things than to just let her have her way.

Can you provide a brief rundown of the text in within 3 sentences?
<bot>: How do I talk to my mother-in-law about taking a less-active role in our lives? I want her to be around, but I want her to have boundaries and respect for our personal space.