<font color="0077aa">diamond, i think you miss the point.. and please dun warp my pt.. =)
i am NOT saying about husband giving in to the wife in ALL ways.. issues you are raising seem to be like husband should just say yes to ALL the wife wants.. you sound as if that based on my logic, the wife gets to lead the husband by his nose.. and the husband dun need to use brains. =P
just a scenario. if both of you decide that your mum should care for the kids, then he should be the one facing his mum and not you.. however, if he prefers his mum to care for the kids, you should accept his call.. afterall he is the head of the household... but if you and your MIL cannot agree on the ways to bring up the kids and are having a show-down, he should side you whether you are right or wrong.. then behind closed doors, he should correct you if you are wrong.. at the same time, he would have to let his mum knows that he is the one running the family, not her.. of coz, conflict management in each family is different.. i cannot advise on how damage control should be carried out. =)</font>