Overheard FiL telling Husband that I'd ruined their family
Hello wise ladies, A few nights ago my husband took his dad to a local winery for a special wine tasting event. I’d bought them both tickets as I know they both love wine and they hadn’t had any...
View ArticlePerspective Needed
I'm really at the point where I don't want to deal with my FOO anymore, particularly my mother. I feel like I'm being petty though. I don't know if that's because I was married to an abusive man for...
View ArticleGuilted over returning to work- new issues UD 10
DuH and I have an infant daughter. His family is enmeshed- he has to call his mother/parents everyday or they have a crying fit. MIL was around for birth of the baby and though helpful made it a lot...
View ArticleDH so close to SIL and this has ruined my marriage
I have always dreamt of having the best family of my own but..........it all changed. I and DH got along well during date-days but everythn changed when we married and i got pregnant. I had to stop my...
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Ok, this is trivial but would you be offended...
At this Facebook comment left my MIL on a picture of my baby boy bump: "So glad you will get to experience the great bond between a mom and her son." Context...I'm a stepmom to her grandson. Granted,...
View Article19 month old son and MIL
Hey everyone. So long story short, me and my mother in law don't get along. We are civil but it is obvious that we don't really care for each other. I don't keep my son away from her but she wants him...
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Family tradition
Dh's mother's side of the family has a tradition that EVERY female in the family name starts with the letter "G". This includes all 8 of her sisters, their children and their children, children. I'm...
View ArticleMIL & Deployment
A little BG... I like MIL & we've had no problems in the past. We lived near her for a couple of years & rarely saw her, just the occasional family get together. A year & a half ago we...
View ArticleMIL is pregnant
I have some BG here, but the worst stuff was on an older account and I lost my password so brief BG (I can go into detail if needed): MIL threatened to take custody of LO twice, if DH and I didn't...
View ArticleChocolate almond and 4 month old
We met my in laws at an ice cream parlor for a quick visit. MIL went to sit down with LO (4 months) while we ordered. She got here ice cream, chocolate almond, at the table we sat down minutes later....
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A little update from Me :)
Hi to all friendly ladies here, I decided to write a new post to give you all some updates about my current situation. This is link to my old post:...
View ArticleAm I being unreasonable?
A little BG first. So my brother & FSIL are getting married in September. She's the most controlling person I've ever met & I don't even feel like I know who my brother is anymore. Even though...
View ArticleI need help talking to my mom
I'm fairly new here, but need some advice. I've read your Pokemon thread and that's a lot of shit to remember, but I'm going to try. Ok, so in May I got married. Very simple wedding and not many ppl...
View ArticleShould I be upset about this?
So dh and I have been having issues about mil and what we agree on. Some background-while I was pregnant mil offered to watch ds while we work because she works from home. I told her no ds will be...
View ArticleStop means stop...
Same old, same old. Old member new name. Crap ton of lurking, need guidance. I had issues with my parents two years ago, some of my siblings took my parents side when the shouldnt have been involved....
View ArticleMoms story doesn't add up *update contact with bio family pg 11
Not sure if this is the right place to put this but I need some help determining if this makes any sense. I feel like it doesn't but don't know if that's just me not wanting to believe it. I'll post...
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Not sure how to approach MOO
New poster here but i really dont know how to deal with this. A little bg: SO and i have been together since shortly after my ex husband and i separated. My mother has always blamed him for my marriage...
View ArticleSIL and MIL becoming my BECs after LO's birth. UD5, 12, 14, 20, 31, 35, ILs...
I have some background here already, the issues pertaining to my in-laws might be relevant:...
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Need help prepping for counseling - Update p 5
BG: MIL lives 4 hours away in another state, but she visits and stays with us one weekend a month. She has attempted to boundary stomp some since LO was born but DH has always shut her down hard before...
View ArticleHow to talk to MIL about this? UPDATE PG 5
A little background... I have been married for four years. My DH is an only child and my MIL had a hard time when we got married. She didn't care too much for me and we had a strained relationship....
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