Dr. Phil advises that while close family relationships are natural, married individuals must prioritize their spouse and set boundaries with their parents.

“But when it comes time to marry and make your own family, then you really do need to shift a lot of that energy towards your wife.”

He believes that the mother-in-law in the third story is behaving strangely by purchasing pregnancy bellies for an elementary-age child.

“Top comment, your mother-in-law is weird for ordering pregnancy bellies for your elementary schooler to wear. That's going a bit too far.”