Voicemail - How can I stop my mother-in-law from answering my phone?

How can I stop my mother-in-law from answering my phone?

My mother-in-law comes to my house during the week to take the dog out and play with her. Not that the dog needs to be taken out, it just gives her something to do. I don't mind that, but lately she's been answering the phone! I have an automated voice mail system and caller ID, so if my husband was trying to call her (which he sometimes does...mama's boy) she could see his number come up. I've talked to my husband about this before, to no avail. Any advice will be appreciated!

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Turn the phone or ringer off so she can't answer and let it go straight to voicemail! :)
KILL HER
change the lock! leave the dog in the back yard!
put a big glob of vaseline in the earpiece and then call when she is there
shut the ringer off while you are out, (just don't forget to turn it back on,,,,Or just tell her that it is your phone and you would be just joyed to the point of wetting your pants if she would not answer it.
Unplug it when shes there.
unplug the phone and hide it, failing that, call it when shes there and blow a whistle down the line when she answers
turn the ringer off is the best answer or unplug the phone and put it in your bed room and get a lock for the bed room door... she will get the hint, hopefully!
Don't let that witch into your home.
The real question should be how much to you want a peaceful happy home.. Guess what there is no way to control what other free adults do unless you want a war. You can bar her from your house (war). You can confront her (war). You can yell at your husband about it (war).. Or you can just let it go hold in your frustration and smile.. (peace) I vote peace. but I don't control you since you are a free adult. You can have the (war) if you wish... Jim
I suppose you could ask her to stop. But first I'd ask you why this relatively harmless behavior bothers you? Has she ever done or said anything inappropriate with one of your calls? Perhaps it's your husband's need to talk to his mother that's bothering you. Hopefully, you and he have talked this over BEFORE you got married. Some "boys" will always be very close to their "mamas" (and some wives will always resent husbands who are close to their mamas). When you have an adult son, only then will you know how important it is for a man to call his mother from time to time. There are more important things to worry about.
Hahaha..oh yeah times like this I am really happy about being single and never having had a MIL haha Take the phone reciever with you when you leave..or just unplug it and hide it :) Oh and although it is a lil late for you now Momma's Boys are not marriage material until they get the h*ll over it. p.s. it is your home and you are THE woman of the house...take back control and if Hubby does not like it well he can go home to Momma
unplug the phone before you leave and it will still go to voice mail and the only way she will no, is if she tries to use the phone..[if she plugs it back in you will no she has used your phone}!if you have to, unplug the phone and hide the cord..!![in-laws and out- laws]...
shoot the dog and tell her his dead and if she comes around she will get the same
You should sit her down and tell her how YOU are the lady of your house and you would appreciate her respecting that. Since your huband won't talk to her, you have to do it. She may pout, but she'll get over it. She probably thinks that it's ok for her to answer the phonesince she's i and out of there so often when no one else is home. Maybe you should drop the dog at her house a coule of days a week.
unplaug the phone or turn ringer off. But if u try to come between mother and son?? u may the one coming over to walk the dog.
Very simply tell her that it you have voice mail to answer the phone and don't need her to answer it, and would prefer she not answer it. It's as simple as that. As long as she is a respectful adult, I don't see why it would be a problem. If she is not respectful then don't have her around.