MIL 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 ArticleMIL demanding to go to DD specialist appointment (DD update 17)
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...
View ArticleShe called me crazy. Where do I go from here?
Hi ladies. I'm a never poster but long time lurker. Things with MIL came to a head today and I'd really appreciate some advice on this one, CO. TO? Where to go from here? DH and I have two children....
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One request and my MOO lost it... Updates throughout.
Long time lurker, I've read the sticky and have on my BGP... I'll try to keep this short and to the point, I can provide more background if needed. I apologize in advance if this isn't easy to follow....
View ArticleBelittled by MIL
MIL is always arguing with DH and I when we ask her politely or sternly to not let dd do something. It is usually common sense when it comes to what we are asking from her. Ex, don't let dd chew on a...
View ArticleI want help Long and triggers
Hello everyone. This is my anonymous account that I have been using for advice on my child with autism. I have lurked a while and reading other peoples experiences and posts has put some things into...
View ArticleFIL Issues *Trigger*
Not new just going anonymous. I've been lurking on this board for years and have posted one or twice and have read the sticky. So my FIL has always been an interesting man, but mostly harmless. He'd...
View ArticleExcluded from Rehearsal dinner - DH is best man
A little background / My husband's brother is getting married today and it is a destination wedding. When they originally told us the wedding plans, they asked my DH to be the Best Man and told us all...
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Advice needed
FTM, my son is 2 months old. Currently I am not working, my fiance works nights. Not sure how to post link to my previous post, but this relates to that. My DFs younger brother has mild down...
View ArticleResponding to Mom's indirect emails
Long time listener, first time caller. More BG than probably needed: -DH and I live across country from family, and have for several years. We have a 10 month old. -We stayed local for Xmas, but...
View ArticleA long time coming UD pg 8
Ok DH and I have been together 9 years and married for 5. I've been stalking this page for a while now and it's helped me understand how important boundaries are. Unfortunately, DH and I had NEVER set...
View ArticleHelp with how to NOT allow certain comments to trigger you
So I am still a relative newbie to this DWIL nation and have posted a few times about MIL issues and have received some amazing advice. I have realized that my MIL has become my BEC and I am trying to...
View ArticleDrama with Grandparents, update pg 22, update pg 44, update pg 47, update pg 49
Hey ladies... I posted this in Oct 2013 birthclub but a lot of posters told me to post here to get some honest feedback and help me stand up to my grandparents. In need of some advice or just some...
View ArticleI need advice...my mother.
Ok. So this is going to be long. I am about to be twenty four. I am married. I own a home. I work a full time job. And I am pregnant with our first baby. My mother has some mental issues. I've only...
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DWIL... this lurker needs you ladies!!! MIL issues
Okay...First time posting please bear with me if I missed anything from sticky rules: Ugh! For 2 days now MIL has been doing everything possible to drive me up the friggen wall. Shes never, ever been...
View ArticleMisplaced anger towards dh?
I am so angry right now. For the first time in the 8 years together, I couched my dh tonight. Bg: DH has a loser brother. When we first moved in together, dh (bf at the time) helped him move cross...
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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Soooooo Many Llama Noms - Cousin & Aunt having it out on FB.
So I'm not sure how it happened but my crazy aunt and her daughter (my lovely cousin) are having an exchange over FB messager and my sister and I are included on the post. For background my aunt is...
View ArticleWould you CO friend? Trigger
Hello. I used to be a pretty active member until mid last year. I have lurked here and there lately and decided to post. I want to be sure that I'm not just shutting someone out without a good reason....
View ArticleIt was awesome!
My husband and I have been using a cry it out method with our baby for the past two weeks. It s been working great. The baby usually cries for a minute then finds a comfortable spot and goes to sleep....
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