Mother In Law

So lately my Mother in Law (MIL for short) has been giving my wife crap. We're horrible parents, we feed our kids too much, not enough, dress them too warm, too cold, our house is a mess, our social life is too busy, we don't go out enough blah blah blah.

When I tell my wife what I think of her mother, my wife's response is "well, she does help us a lot."

So does helping us buy her the right to be a bitch?

And don't even get me started on the quality of her help. Leaving irons on, leaving the house open... not unlocked... OPEN, Forgetting to feed her the baby for an afternoon of babysitting and on and on....