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Are we in the wrong? Help supporting DF
Longtime lurker.. First time posting and I'm shocked it's about DF's family and not mine. My mom is classic NPD, father classic enabler, sister GC, me scapegoat. Been on LC for years, done therapy,...
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Mil started a bank account for our baby
So long story short mil is a boundary stomper who has been on a TO recently. We just got a card in the mail for our sons first birthday and she started a bank account for him. How can someone other...
View ArticleSIL and MIL becoming my BECs after LO's birth. UD5,12,14,20,31,35,37,46,53,...
I have some background here already, the issues pertaining to my in-laws might be relevant:...
View ArticleThank you *TRIGGER*
**Trigger** About a month ago I lost my baby at 20 weeks. We got to hold her and have the kids meet her. She was beautiful and lived for two hours. We named her Millie. Since then I have been sad. I've...
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My Sisters Wedding WWYD up pg 11 eff it pg 12
My sister is getting married in 3 weeks and she has made it explicitly clear no kids. This is fine, her wedding, her rules, I respect that. My baby is 7 months old and VERY attached to me. She plays...
View ArticleWhat to do now? Long. update 6, VM transcription attempt 8,9,12
DH & I need advice. Background been married 12 years, together 17. Started to set some boundaries after a bad Christmas visit with IL when we had 3 small children but have mostly been...
View Articlenormal comment 29,31, 32, 33, 35, ? 38, 40, 44, 46, 48 md text 50, new ? 52
Updates 7, 13, 17, 18, 21, 22 Every time we see my dad he always asks if I have a passport for my daughter. He is constantly joking that he is going to take her to Europe if I'm not looking. It is kind...
View ArticleSpeak up or let it go?
First time poster here! I feel like I'm blowing this situation out of proportion, so I thought I would bring it here. After reading a lot of advice here, I've finally reached a point of being so fed up...
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"Ditzy" MOO leaving porch gifts *Texts finally sent p8, UD p9 FMs*
**NEW Q P5** **LONG** Hi, ladies. I've been lurking here for a couple months now & have been putting a lot of things I've learned into practice with my mom. I previously had her in ITO for over 6...
View ArticleBlended Family with IL issues - long
My IL's have a long history of boundary stomping. I am part of a blended family however, so I am wondering where to draw the line and where to mind my own business. DH and I have been married a little...
View ArticleGrandparents taking grandkids to live?
I need advice on if this is normal in my situation. Some may have seen my previous posts on other boards. My husband is a heroin addict. I had a police escort with me to take my kids because my...
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FOO and LC when a promotion occurs
Long BG, with both my MIL and my FOO, but long story short, I am programmed to seek my mother's and sister's approval. I have been actively working against it and although I slip up every now and...
View ArticleHow would you handle this
I've been a lurker and occassional poster for a year or more so I know how this board works. I am the future MIL in this situation and I need the cold,hard honest truth on how to handle this My son and...
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MIL following me, and wants to become the matriarch
ETA: Okay, I get it, venting not allowed. Can we talk solutions? See comment p.1Background: MIL was always awkward with me, kind of an arm's length relationship. Neither here nor there. Nothing changed...
View ArticleDo we shut this down now?
I've been a lurker on here for years. My MIL is definitely my BEC and while she displays some definite NPD tendencies, I always told myself she could be far worse compared to the stories on here. I...
View ArticleEnough is enough
First I'll say I've been a member for a while but went anon because stupid me used my last name as a screen name. I need some advice on what steps to take in order to get my MIL to back off. My big...
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"Fun" FOO visit- New Question p3- THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
There is BG, story, and TL;DR. I am a detail person, so I obviously think BG is important, but I did my best to put it all in one paragraph for those who want to simplify it. BG: Growing up I was...
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My Sisters Wedding WWYD up pg 11 eff it pg 12
My sister is getting married in 3 weeks and she has made it explicitly clear no kids. This is fine, her wedding, her rules, I respect that. My baby is 7 months old and VERY attached to me. She plays...
View ArticleTO for Mil & Fil p. 6 Letter
Background: DH and I have been married for six years. He became medically disabled early on, so he stays home with our kids while I work. His parents have been supportive but pushy all along. Early on,...
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Emotional manipulation... How to handle it?
*Extremely long w BG info* I've posted once before asking about MIL spending too much on our baby and didn't have a spine and didn't listen to DWIL so surprise... I'm back and life is worse. My husband...
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