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I have to make a hard choice about MIL. ( very long)
I'm seeking both advice and opinions.  My primary question is " Should I continue to have MIL babysit during my DH work travel?. Both my Dh and I have small families.  Between both families the only...
View ArticleDo we respond or BH or what? Updates: 94, 98, 101
Updates: 7, 11, 13, 21, 27, 36, Â 42, 46, 48, 53, 57, 68, 70, 74, 80, 87, 92, 94, 98, 101 In December, my DH sent his parents a short letter stating, We are in the process of creating and enforcing...
View ArticleMother publicly criticized my parenting *trigger warning in background*
Hello Internet people. I have lurked on this page a few times, I made an account just to post this. Someone on facebook told me about it. I thought my future MIL would be a problem when she forced...
View ArticleDWIL Approved Response - Yay! (FOO) UD: 5
I may or may not have posted background on my FOO on here, but the short version is my mom was an alcoholic and slowly killed herself with it, passed in 2010 leaving my 18 year old brother, who hadn't...
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ot/spin off - who is behind the avi?
Inspired by another thread where we determined that Imp is Countess Luann, and Twinmommy is Bethany.... And with permission from the Queen! Who do you envision your favorite posters as? I see Gladys...
View ArticleMother's Day- how to respond
I need advice on how to handle a situation with my parents that just came up this morning. Things have been going well with my parents. We just saw them on Saturday and had a great drama-free time. My...
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WWYD- Grandparents take DD out of state after we said NO
*Long* This is my first post here. I was referred by many in my birth board of this group and how helpful you all are. So thanks in advance for listening and feel free to give it to me straight! I'm...
View ArticleIt's so not about YDS pre-bday drama. UD 11, 16, 19, *25*
Y'all, this is a mess of a situation. Â I need help. Background from a post over Mother's Day weekend: Â DH just went to call his mom, to wish her a happy mother's day, because (and I quote)"I gotta do...
View ArticleHow would you feel? 4,7,12,UD16,Q19,34,54,82,88,95,96,115Recipes,127Tattoo,...
Let me preface this with I am an only child who is the primary caregiver to my parents. Â My mother has a brain injury and an underlying personality disorder that makes her difficult at best. Â My dad is...
View ArticleMother's Day- how to respond; Update 11
I need advice on how to handle a situation with my parents that just came up this morning. Things have been going well with my parents. We just saw them on Saturday and had a great drama-free time. My...
View ArticleFIL taking everyone down with him, UD p4 with help needed, UD 6, UD 8
DH and I are 45, been together for 4 years, and are expecting our second child. Â I have struggled with every member of DH's extended family, and with enmeshment and boundary problems every step of the...
View ArticleHow would you tell SO
fmil is my BEC at this point. She's extremely aggressive when it comes to my kids and acts entitled. I cannot stand being around her but I put up with it for SO. She's at all of the kids sporting...
View ArticleSIL is mean to our adopted daughter, MIL doesnt care - UD page 13, 25
BG : DH and I met 10 years ago in my home country. He was a student and he lived next door. We talked everyday, fell in love, and got married 8 years ago and i followed DH move here. We wanted child...
View ArticleGrandma not respecting parenting wishes
I'm sure this is a common theme here, but my mom is already disrespecting my parenting wishes and opposes all my choices. I was going to have her babysit while I attended school, but have since decided...
View ArticleInlaw issues
I'm new to this group but need some support and advice. I apologize in advance if this post is long. My first pregnancy ended in stillbirth at 36 weeks due to a clotting disorder that was not treated...
View ArticleHelp Me Kill Our Unicorns? *LONG*
Had to anon for this one. Long time member, familiar with the sticky. BG: DH and I didn't marry until several years after DD1 was born. MIL found that embarrassing and let anyone who would listen know...
View ArticleHelp Drafting text to MIL
BG: DH is enmeshed with his family (we spend the night every Christmas eve, dinner every other weekend, and apparently he tells them everything. We discussed TTC this Summer- at 34 years old we are...
View ArticleMIL drama (no rude comments please)
im 35 weeks pregnant and i feel like i can pop anyday now. the doctor said my boy is gonna come early because of how big he is. this is me and my DH first baby and the problem is his Mom my MIL. She...
View ArticleIs this normal?
Used to have a ton of problems but with help from this board things are much better. However, when my mil watches my kids at her house, she REFUSES to bring them back when it's time for nap, bath/bed,...
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Hand over the coffee and no one gets hurt
To limit the coffee discussion hijacks on other threads, I thought it best if we centralize the coffee talk. I let you all get started while I try to operate my french press with one eye half open.
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