IL's and medication when they visit
So here is my mini-rant/DML for the day. Mainly because I need a sounding board to hash it out before I loose my mind and just sound nuts when I go off on someone. My MIL/FIL are mainly pretty good...
View ArticleDon't love a full house
My MIL is the full house = full heart sort of MIL. My husband’s parents have a snowbird house that they live in for 4 months out of the year. We only visit when we receive a formal invitation from his...
View Articlenew tradition?
Last year I was very naive about Christmas plans with a 5 month old. My FOO and ILs have the exact same traditions. Open presents Christmas Eve and then Christmas lunch on actual day. Stupidly, we...
View ArticleMy mother, my marriage, basically being accused of child abuse UD Pg 8
This might get long and quite emotional, so bear with me here. To make a long story short on the background of my marriage/relationship, I did get married very quicky, to someone I've known for my...
View ArticleOverwhelming negative reaction to pregnancy
Well, I am devastated. DH and I are unexpectedly expecting baby number 9, our 4th together. I'm in my late 40s and he's in his mid-50s, but we're both in excellent health. Our youngest child together...
View ArticleCrib at MIL's house?
On my husband's computer, couldn't remember my password so pseudo-annonymous... Read the sticky, yadda yadda yadda, have a situation that could use your input. We are going to a wedding in a few...
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Need help with letter to PIL; letter from ILs pg 4
I have other threads on here but don't feel they are necessary for current issue. BG: MIL has been in a TO for a year. DH sent PILs an email telling them we were taking a break and the reasons why. DH...
View ArticleFIL's comment on LO pic. **UPDATE pg 2
I need some guidance on what to do about my pil's. Simple BG: my LO is 4 months, while I was still pregnant my mil started the jealous thing over my mom. My mom was the one that would be keeping lo...
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4 page email from MIL for your amusement. It is the most insane letter you...
Me and my husband have cut off his mom completely. She has always hated me and relentlessly sends us emails like the one below. We filtered her emails, but she created a new account just to send this...
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Inlaws getting vacation house within 5 miles of our house
We have a 3 month old, and both of our families live out of state. My inlaws just notified us that they are looking for a vacation home within a 5 mile radius of our house because they feel like...
View ArticleThings that my MIL did in past ruining relationship
I've been a lurker on this board for a while and I finally decided to ask for advice. Just upfront DH will not do counseling to help with this issue. What can I do to "get over it" and not ruin my...
View ArticleThis is a MUST-read. Updates: p.11, 16 (MIL e-mail), 21, 28, 34 (MIL text),...
**Someone recommended I post on here for advice as well (I originally posted this to the babycenter November birthclub community post....appreciate any insights from all of you experts out there!**...
View ArticleThanksgiving, H and Mil.
My h isn't usually too bad. But he's letting mil get to him. Last year we went to his brother's for Thanksgiving. We weren't happy with it. Bad food, no place to sit and boring. We promised dd we would...
View ArticleWill it ever get better?
I dont really know what advice I want but this is definitely not a vent. I have posted here before about my problems with my in laws....
View ArticleWhat to do about their behavior or is it me?
Hi ladies, New here sent from my birth group! Here goes nothing! Ok so I've been in battling this family for 6 years in December. My SO and I have 2 boys and a little girl on the way. Sorry if this is...
View ArticleFirm but gentle boundaries for MIL - UD 7, 9
Before I start, I’m UK based. I’ve done my best to go over the sticky and learn the abbreviations. I will post our (very long) BG in a comment for those interested. I’m not sure how necessary it is but...
View ArticleStep MIL needing a lot of management UD and new question p.5, p.8 from DH p.10
Ok, this is my first time posting anything but I've been lurking for a while and I like the advice you ladies give so my main question is, how do I proceed from here? Up until last Christmas, my DH's...
View ArticleI need a mother but not a micromanager (long)
Hello, long time lurker here, decided to make a screen name just to post this. This post is something I've been dwelling on for awhile, but continually talked myself out of for one reason or the other,...
View ArticleLast Straw: SIL announced pregnancy and doesn't realize how much it hurt.
So I have two SILs. One with three kids, one without. Both married about five years now, to DHs brothers. We were already dealing with infertility when they got married, so I started to panic,...
View ArticleCalling SFIL "papa"😤
Hello ladies so I just thought I would get some advice from you guys about a very odd topic. Just a quick BS so I had a baby in April of this year she is my world. My MIL and I got along pretty well...
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