Is this worth a CO?
My mom has always been really critical and controlling of me (saying she's disappointed with how I turned out, etc.). Now that I'm a parent, she is very controlling of that and says I'm a bad mom and...
View ArticleAdvice Setting Boundaries and Communicating with ILs Before LO Arrives
Hi everyone, I've gone anon in order to post here because I need your sage advice. We're due with our first LO in September -- I'm currently starting week 35. DH and I have been together since...
View ArticlePrepping FOO for boundaries with LO
I'm looking for any advice I can get. I'm new to lurking on this board, so if there's any particular threads you think I should read, I'll gladly take them. I'm sure this sounds really redundant to a...
View ArticleDH wants ILs at the hospital...
I’ve posted here before using this anon screen name but only about my FOO, not my In-Laws. I’m not going to bother linking it because I don’t think it’s relevant at all. There is so much BG to this...
View ArticleIs it okay to be honest with how we feel?
About a year ago, PIL told our family and SIL family that they wanted to buy a vacation home that all three families could enjoy (both together as a large group and as individual families). This was a...
View ArticleMy brother's wedding BG 18, 31-33; Noms 46, 77; Update 63; BFP 106
Long time lurker, but I'm not a parent yet and didn't have a reason to create an account until now. I have read The Sticky. I have my big girl pants on and would love any input you are willing to...
View ArticleStrange gift from godfather (possible triggers); update p.4
BG: DH owns a business and has a 50% partner. We asked his business partner to be DD's godfather after she was born and he has taken that to heart. Unfortunately, I'm recognizing with the help of this...
View ArticleMom and a "swat"
Same old same old... Lurker turned poster. Back round: DH and I are married 9 years with a 5 yo DS1 and 3yo DS2. We just move across country back to home state for both of our careers (though still...
View ArticleSurgery on my due date?
MIL And I have a pretty good relationship. I can't complain.. DH is the youngest of four and most stable so he's the favorite. Mil goes to him for advice and what not all the time. I've noticed that in...
View ArticleWas advised to bring this to your board~BSC MIL
His Bat Shit Crazy mother brainwashed him. So my SIL(E) informed me that MIL and silver (M) are coming down a week after my due date and staying for 10 days. MIL told E that she wants me to tell my...
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Perspective, Please?
Hi, I would really like some outside perspective, please. Any thoughts you have are appreciated. I truly don't know if I am overly sensitive and ungrateful, or if my negative feelings about my parents...
View ArticleMom lied about who my father is
When I was 7 my mom and dad separated. When I say dad, I'm referencing the man I always thought was my dad. Separating didn't make them stop being parents to me and my sister. On weekends my mom would...
View ArticleNew poster. Question for everyone
Lurker turned poster. Would you be upset if a 58 year old man who is a complete stranger called your 16 old daughter hot? Would you be upset if FOO talked about talking trading yourself, MOO, and his...
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I'm not sure what to do
I was told by my home board (DT) to come here, so this is kind of a cross post. I'll try to make it as condensed as possible, but some background is necessary. I am the only child of a single mother...
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The GPR threat taken all the way; tiny UD p102
This thread was originally entitled "I sent a boundaries email..." but our life has now moved so far past that, so I've updated it. We recently celebrated our 1year CO date (or as DH put it: "A year...
View ArticleSetting boundaries update pg 7, 8, 12
I'm trying to take a step back from MIL. I feel like she is too involved with my kids, and is totally my fault for not setting firm boundaries quickly. Recently, I made a mistake of letting her babysit...
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Need advice on MIL and my situation right now...
So i still live with my IL due to the fact that im still young (19, DH 21) and cant financially get a house yet.. I have talked to my OB and talked to the vet about my dog. They both recommend me to...
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Postpartum Depression bcos of MIL & husband...plz advice!
I had preeclampsia and had to have an emergency c sect to deliver my baby. My baby was small when he was born and was in the NICU for 14 days. After my emergency c-section, my husband called my mil for...
View ArticleWhen you actually realize your mom doesn't care ...
BG: http://community.babycenter.com/post/a63303883/i-need-a-to-from-my-foo.-i-think So after the 4th of July we just dropped the rope... Funny thing is... My mom hasn't even called me. Texted....
View ArticleSil
I don't know where to start. My Sil is not married yet but will be soon. My parents have a house that they rent out and needed a renter and asked me if I would rent it and agreed. The home is huge it...
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