Advice for dealing with pushy family... One day overdue
I'm having trouble establishing boundaries especially with my mom and dad. I was due yesterday and of course my phones blowing up. My mom keeps wanting to come over. She asked to come over yesterday...
View ArticleTO Letter to FOO, is this ok?
I'm new to doing this, and I know it's going to be too JADEy but I'm hoping you guys can help me. My goal is to address the offending behaviour (because he thinks it was resolved months ago) and...
View ArticleOh help. How to BE a MIL.
Ok, from my siggy you can tell that my kids range from 5 to 21. Well, the 21 year-old DS called today to say his GF is pregnant. He's living halfway aross the country where he goes to university. I'm...
View ArticleMIL Mad at me for telling her not to give my 8 month old honey UPDATE PG 56
I'm a lurker and have always thought I would never need to make a post. MIL has always been crazy but we've learned to deal with it and it's rarely directed at me or DH. So my DH watched the kids while...
View ArticleDid we handle things ok?
Old lurker, new account, I know the drill. I'll try not to get this too long but things got kind of crazy last night. DH and I have had a pretty decent relationship with PILs for the most part. They do...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Give me some good responses...
DH is taking the Bar exam and he finished day 1 yesterday. Also, we're going on a family vacation this coming weekend, which is what her 2nd text is referring to. Here is a text from my MIL today....
View ArticleDad can't tell my twin sis and I apart
Hello everyone!!! I think I have finally reached the end of dealing with my Dad. I know this might seem like such a petty and insignificant problem compared to what most of you are going through but I...
View ArticleMIL RUINING VACAY 541
ALL UPDATES: 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 32, 36, 39, 46, 62, 67, 74, 75, 76, 82 fibonaccisequins transcribed texts, 97, 104, 105, 106, 110, 111+ bonus veggie lasagna recipe, 124--Fearless Leader's lyrics...
View ArticleMIL pointing fingers at me *UPDATE PG 5,9,13* passive aggressively (in...
Cross posted on the September birth board. The ladies there suggested I share my story, so here it goes.. My MIL is seemingly a sweet lady, and can be. To the outsider. However, for the most part she...
View ArticleMystery Gardener UD p.10
Okay so I know this isn't really DWIL related but I don't know what to do about this situation right now. I am freaking out a little bit. So for background, I work in a school and am currently on...
View Article19 month old son and MIL - Child Psychologist Pg 31
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Give me some good responses...update pg 9
DH is taking the Bar exam and he finished day 1 yesterday. Also, we're going on a family vacation this coming weekend, which is what her 2nd text is referring to. Here is a text from my MIL today....
View ArticleMy friend is pissed I disciplined her child, WWYD? Update pg. 3, 5 & 7
My friend asked if I could babysit her 5 year daughter today so she could get some errands done. Everything was fine until she started taking kitchen utensils and pretending like they were magic wands....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ohana means Faaaaaaaamily (TO email 2, nonUD 4, ?4, therapy5, Contact6, Texts 7)
I had another post with a different account but had to make a new one, decided to make a new post so that I could add updates to the title....
View ArticleAdvice for labor and delivery with pushy in laws. Long
I am due in late November. I have a 1 year old DD, and her birth was a COMPLETE nightmare. I went over my birth plan with my DH (then DuH). We invited his mom to be there, and she is non boundary...
View ArticleAwkward Situation: WWYD? Update pg 1: FMs galore!
New to this board but I've lurked for a little bit. I have a good relationship with my ILs to the point when my BIL's wife (I'm going to call her SIL for simplicity) asked me to help her with her DD's...
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 ArticleClik here to view.
Over-the-top engulfing, boundary-stomping MIL and faaamily - How to handle it?
I’ve been lurking here for a while and have gotten some awesome advice from reading others’ experiences, however I’m finally at the point where I’m ready to actually stand up to and shut down MIL....
View ArticleRaw emotions emerge after book release. Update 3,5
My Narc ED is self publishing her life story. Admittedly much is a tale worth telling. However when she asked me for my feedback I was hit by a wall of emotions. My apologies in advance but my emotions...
View ArticleI hate my dad
My parents just left after a three day visit. It was the first time I've seen them in almost a year. DH, LO, and I have been gradually moving further and further across the states for various reasons,...
View Article