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Peeping Tom 3, 10, 14
I could use some outside perspective. One of my best friends of over a decade got married last fall to a guy we all knew for years and loved. I thought that she couldn't have chose better. I stood with...
View ArticleHow do we react to awful phone call? Update pg 4
This is my first post, I’ve read the sticky, and I’ve been a lurker for three years. My DH and I need help moving forward with PIL after an awful phone call. I’ll start with relevant background...
View ArticleHow to reel my MIL & FIL back in upd pg 10, 15, 23, 27, 31 PILS try again!
It's time I post. Warning this will be very long. I've been lurking for awhile and think it's time some of you light the necessary fire under my ass. BG: Been with my DH since I was 18. That was 7 yrs...
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Need help. I have had it with Mil
I don't really know where to begin on this. My dh and I have been together 5 years married 3. He is a single child to his mother. He's almost 32 and I'm 26. My mil is a classic narc. (I think) It...
View ArticleIn-Law Annoyance Strikes Again - Update pg. 2, 4, 6, 12; New ?s 15, 16, 18
The backround is that my in-laws are my BECs. They are very different from my family. The are boring, don't ask DH and I about our lives and don't seem to like me much. MIL has no sense of when...
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MIL trying to enter our lives again
BG: DHs bio mom (MIL )divorced his dad when he was 4 months old and walked away from him. MIL remarried when DH was 5 and had another son BIL 3. MIL got in contact with FIL to meet DH. It didn't...
View ArticleI think I need an ITO/ CO... FOO not getting the message update- continue...
Okay, so I've been lurking for months and finally joined. I promise I'm a real person and not a troll or a crazy or anything. I just need some reinforcement bc I am afraid I'll cave and fail at this...
View ArticleMIL fun times. Interpretive dance UD 4. DH post 18.
I should have posted earlier, but thought I was managing the situation. Clearly I am not. Now there's loads of BG for you. Questions at the end. I had LO 7 weeks ago. Since then, I have been fairly...
View ArticleWwyd - MIL's 60th
Hi, I've posted before but I'm on my phone and not sure how to link. A brief summary is that my in laws are not interested in DH or our children for themselves, more because of appearances and that...
View ArticleVery long rant!!! What to do!! Update:pg 9
This is going to be a long winded rant, and I want to apologise in advance for any spelling and grammar mistakes. My iPhone has a mind of its own. 😂 It all started with my mil back when my son was one...
View ArticleLife Isn't About Boundaries- Unicorn Aunt
Hi, I have background but I'm on my phone. Current issue: my grandmother had lung cancer over 10 years ago, and she recently found out it came back. This is the grandma who didn't skip my wedding. She...
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Even CO MILs Still Do Damage
Here's my sad "MIL inflicting pain after CO" story. If anyone out there has an idea of how I can help my DH through this, let me know. BG: MIL has two kids: DH and SIL. When DH was 10 and SIL was 17,...
View ArticleSmothered by In-laws! How not to offend?
So, first off, let me point out that I am a 42 year old woman having her 5th (not 1st) baby. I mention this only because in a previous post, I think some thought I was an unappreciative 20 something...
View ArticleHow to reel my MIL & FIL back in upd pg 10, 15, 23, 27, 31, 38, 52 PILS...
It's time I post. Warning this will be very long. I've been lurking for awhile and think it's time some of you light the necessary fire under my ass. BG: Been with my DH since I was 18. That was 7 yrs...
View ArticleMOO Advice
I am new to this board and have done a bit of lurking but not a ton. I am posting to ask for honest advice regarding my narc MOO. About a year ago I confronted my mother about memories I have from...
View ArticleDeath threats
Not new, just shiny new name. You know the deal. BG: FIL is an alcoholic. But he has not drank in years, since before I even met him. He did some bad stuff while he was an active alcoholic. He hasn't...
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Parental alienation potential or what?
I'm not sure if what we're experiencing with MIL and DD could lead to parental alienation or what. It doesn't sit well and doesn't seem right, but my normal meter pretty much doesn't exist. I have my...
View ArticleMIL demanding to go to DD specialist appointment
Old member, new name. Sticky read. My better judgement is being fogged with some not so awesome news. BG: Same old story. Great relationship with MIL prior to birth of my DD. Boundary stomps left and...
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Crazy people are everywhere
I ran into a guy I used to be friends with in high school last week. We exchanged numbers as he has a child around my child's age. Yesterday was an extremely busy day for my family, so I wasn't...
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How do you get rid of the guilt?
MIL is your typical alcoholic/addict narcissist and lost custody of DH at age 9 after some drug episodes. I don't know why or how it happened but DH feels a really strong sense of guilt and obligation...
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