What do you tell people?
When you have Co/ITO a parent, but want to maintain contact/relationships with mutual family members, is it best to address it, something like "Hi aunt, I want to let you know that my mom and I are not...
View ArticleMIL has just started a war- Update page 72- GPR
Updates: 7, 9, 10, email 11, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 30, 32, 35, 36, 37, 42, 52, 54, 55, 57, 60, 62, 63, 66, 67, 69x2, 72 First time poster, long time stalker of the board. A little back story:...
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Llama food. Come and get it.
My MIL is visiting. I was in the kitchen, DS is asleep. She walked downstairs and marched past me into the playroom off the kitchen. I didn't think much of it, only saw her in the corner of my eye. A...
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Enmeshed family on TO - they want to talk.
My mom and sister have been on TO for a few weeks now. Their numbers are blocked, but not emails. My mom hasn't tried to email me, but my sister has. She has requested I come to meet with them to...
View ArticleMy normally wonderful MIL wants to hire a prostitute to take stepsons V card
Yeah, the title says it all. My MIL is great.....albeit a little trashy. My stepson is 19 years old and slightly learning-delayed. I say slightly because he is currently attending Comm College where...
View ArticleHow do I handle this?
Dwil, please help me think of ideas. I have good inlaws, they are not boundary stompers or controlling, or like any of the horror stories I have read here. But they are getting older, and lately I have...
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Baby shower invite noms!
Hello all, I've lurked here for about a year now and was just feeding my llama till now. Though I have learned a bunch about my Dad's family. I was visiting my parents 2 weeks ago and came across this...
View ArticleThe Cold War--why do I bother? UPDATE pg 6-she shows up; 11; 12; 13; 14, BIG...
I am just now delurking because I am just worn out and want some help figuring out if I am just completely wasting my time dealing with my family at all. Trying to give really fast background--both...
View ArticleParents Angry About Abuse.Trigger. 2,7,10,15,20,21,23, 24,...
BG: http://community.babycenter.com/post/a55934203/could_really_use_advice_pls._trigger.?cpg=2 http://community.babycenter.com/post/a56309686/my_foo_is_a_mess._ud_pg_3?cpg=4...
View ArticleConversation with MOO *I just got full narc rage pg 22
Background: http://community.babycenter.com/post/a43319497/my_mom_concerned_about_mil_being_on_to_update_email_from_my_mother_pg_17?cpg=2 So things have been going pretty well with my mom since this...
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godparent dilemma. advice?
Hi everyone, This is my second time posting and the first time was a few months ago. The stories are somewhat related, but it's definitely not necessary to read my other post (it's very long and...
View ArticleHoly unicorns batman....Texts 7 ,14, 19, 20 TO texts w/responses, FM have...
So I may have sprouted a horn..... My IL have been an issue since day one. We are very different which I didn't mind until I got pg and realized about 90% of how they love I didn't want my baby around....
View Article45 minutes, 2, letter 5
Potential duh had a 45 minute conversation yesterday with co mil. She called from a number he didn't recognize and he answered. Instead of hanging up he talked for 45 minutes. Tried to tell her again...
View ArticleWriting email to mom, help! Update: miscommunication with dad pg 18
My mom is my BEC and certain things she does really get to me. I can't figure out if she fits the profile for any of the personality disorders, she has struggled with depression forever and is...
View ArticleHandling Visits with MOO and Ailing Grandmother. Ud 2, Help 2; UD 3; UD...
I really need advice on how to handle my MOO. I'll try to make my background as short as possible. I've lurked for a very long time, but using this account for somewhat anonymity. MOO and FOO...
View ArticleDrama with my mama (update pg 3, pg. 5, pg 10)
I originally posted this in a birth group on Facebook and was advised to post here. I'll start with the most recent thing that has set me off with my mom, even though there is a long long history here....
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MIL believes in aliens.
My MIL believes in aliens and the illuminati.That is all she talks about. DH understands that this is not cool, but lets her ramble to keep her happy. The problem: We have a baby on the way and I don't...
View ArticleRaw emotions emerge after book release.
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 ArticleSpine is Shiny. Storm is coming. UPDATE - She wants meeting
MIL has been nosy and intrusive, passive aggressive, condescending and insulting. She is boundary stomper and a manipulator who never admits when she does something inappropriate. After 6 years of...
View ArticleHow to tactfully tell inlaws to back off with strangers , 7-background
Ok dwilers, I need help on how to nicely phrase an awkward conversation I think I need to have with my inlaws. DH and I have 3 kids - 7, 5, and 2. My FIL is a retired 2nd grade teacher and my MIL is...
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