FOO and SM issue
My father and I have had an off again on again relationship. He remarried when I was 17 and SM had 3 kids from a previous marriage. FOO is the type of dad that isn't directly terrible but I would say...
View ArticleStrange situation, need advice
Hey wise DWILers, I could use your advice on how to proceed with a situation I'm in. I have background about my FOO but it's irrelevant to this, happy 1st anniversary of CO for my mom to me. Sorry for...
View ArticleWe moved out! Now what? (Update 5,7,9,16,19,21,23,25)
I mostly lurk on here, posted about my mother a couple of times, nothing super exciting. Dumb little boundary stomps. Unicorn dying a slow, painful death. Last summer my dad passed away very...
View ArticleMoH in cousins wedding... Sick child complications- p 27
My cousins wedding is Sunday. I'm the MoH, my son and daughter are also in the wedding. Much to my great horror, we contracted a terrible stomach bug this week. My son was sick 5 days, and my daughter...
View ArticleHelp with ITO letter to FOO UD:letter sent
As usual, new account just for this post. I will try to keep BG mostly recent and summarized, but if it gets TL;DR the letter will be posted at the bottom of this post for review and editing (or thumbs...
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Finally Opened My Eyes to FOO - I Think I May be Growing a Spine: UPDATE PAGE...
DWIL's, I apologize if this gets long, or jumbled I will try to keep everything relevant. I have been a longtime lurker, and appreciator of this board. I don't have much bg, I just got married on the...
View ArticleDuH problem. personal driver for MIL
Ive posted before about issues with MIL but this one I think is more of a DuH issue. DH is usually pretty great about standing with me on issues when it comes to MIL (boundary stomping, her moving out...
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FTM and MIL
Okay, so, I don't have any major problems with FMIL yet. BG: I am 34 weeks pregnant with fraternal twins. One boy and one girl. They will be FMILS first grandkids. She is also a paraplegic. Me and SO...
View ArticleMIL scammed an invitation to my cousin's wedding
I am so irritated. Apologies for the length. BG: MIL is not toxic, but she is pushy, whiny, weepy, entitled, sweetly manipulative and annoying as hell. She was a shitty absentee mom to DH (she was a...
View ArticleIn Laws & money *Are they ripping us off*
My in laws are horrible with money and are always asking DH to pay for things. He currently is on their car insurance and phone plan because we are waiting out the policy (rather than pay early...
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Is a time out too much? *Long
Hey, I've lurked here for a while but never really posted, so my form may be crap. My fiancées mother hates me, and has since I met her. It's been years of passive agressive comments and actions. We...
View ArticleAm i crazy?
Okay. Where to start. I have a 3 month old son. My husband and I take biweekly trips. We are gone for about 10-12 hours. My mom watches lo while we are gone. It easy that was because we live with her....
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Mom making me feel guilty for moving to a new city for my daughter. Update pg...
( I was suggested to bring this post here for help and advice. Coming from the feb. board) I Live in the west side area of Los Angeles county. As some of you may know, it is very expensive to live...
View ArticleShining up spine for the future. *triggers galore* UD3,4 new UD 5
Hi. I have been lurking for awhile. I have recently felt brave enough to start commenting on some things. Mostly "you can do the scary thing!" or "yay you did the scary thing!" is all I feel...
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Monster in law strikes again
We spent Easter with my family because I wanted to, and we hadn't heard anything about what DF's family was doing, no invite, no hey this is what's going on at this time, nothing. DF also had to work...
View ArticleHow would you feel about this? 4,7,12, UD16 Q19, 34, 54, 82, 88, 95, 96, 115...
Let me preface this with I am an only child who is the primary caregiver to my parents. My mother has a brain injury and an underlying personality disorder that makes her difficult at best. My dad is...
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Brother might be moving in TRIGGERS
I KNOW what people say about letting family move in, but he really has no options. He had to drop out of college (he is 19) because he couldn't afford to go. He can't get the pell grant because he...
View ArticleWhen "that doesn't work for us" is a non sequitur O/T ? 59
I have some background on my MFOO (mom's family of origin), but I'm mobile. Anyhow, it gives bg as to WHY I don't want to do stuff with this side of my family but is not super relevant to the question....
View ArticleHow to reel my MIL & FIL back in upd pg 10, 15, 23, 27, 31, 38, 52, 75...
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 ArticleHow do i get over it?
About 6 months ago my MIL instigated an argument basically saying that I was not taking care of her baby boy. DH had been going through a period of depression for a couple months that was very real and...
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