Mom who walked out on her family wants back in
Lurker gone anon. My mom decided to walk out on my dad, my brother, sister and I many years ago. We were still kids, not teenagers yet, but old enough to understand what was going on. Our dad raised us...
View Article"Returning" Childhood Items
Another post had me thinking... My MIL brings us DH's childhood items almost every time we see her. She's brought us his Easter basket, Christmas stocking, photos, baby book, trophies, etc. This is...
View ArticleNot sure how to proceed. *triggers* text pg 1, 3, 7 lunch pg8, 10, 12 therapy...
My mom and I have always had a rocky relationship. I've always just taken the abuse over whatever slight she thought happened. There's tons of background I can provide in the comments if necessary....
View ArticlePA MIL asking for gifts back - Update pg.4
Hi, Just have a WWYD question. When My DH and I first moved into our apartment, we didn't have a lot of stuff. My MIL gave us some used items, like electric can opener, egg beater, a big pot and other...
View ArticleHow would you feel about this? Background throughout, 4,7,12, contact12 UD16...
Let me preface this with I am an only child who is the primary caregiver to my parents. My mother has a brain injury and an underlying personality disorder that makes her difficult at best. My dad is...
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I have to share the llama noms (grandma/baby shower), UD page 2- menu, 5, 18
There is a person on my facebook who runs the alumni page for my high school. I've always raised my eyebrows at her posts because she is clearly very enmeshed with her daughter. Posting her daughter's...
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MIL babysat, didn't call when things got bad
I've been trying to move on from what happened this past weekend but it's still bothering me. For starters, I should mention that my baby DOES NOT cry unless a sibling bonks him accidentally or...
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I've lost perspective - dependent entitled SOO. Failed CTJ with MS p9,...
I think I'm about to lose my cool and I want to know if I'm doing too much or too little here. It's to do with my FOO - I've had 2 hours sleep after being in hospital and I'm not thinking clearly....
View ArticleIs this a normal comment? Long ud of 7, new ? Pg 13, pg 17, 18, 21, fm? 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 of irritating because he is...
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Advice on interfering mother...
Quick BG: my DH quit his job in July and has been working10 hrs per week as a contractor for the same company. He's trying to start his own business on the side. In Nov, my mom was pushing me for info...
View ArticleIkeaGate - Touching Base UD 26 I've been fooled
Hello all, hoping you all had a wonderful, stress-free holiday season. Things have been pretty quiet (for the most part) on my end. Post-new baby life has been wonderful, we are all loving it, and DD...
View ArticleMIL "heartbroken" she won't be there at delivery...
So I came here about a month ago and you girls helped me out so here I am. So back story. MIL assumed she would be in the delivery room and stay with us a month to help(hold the baby and drive me...
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Do the nightmares ever stop?
(I CO my sperm donor 3 years ago) I HATE, HATE, HATE dreaming! I just woke up and my heart is pounding. At least every one or two months I have a dream that my parents (mainly my dad) are keeping me...
View ArticleWhen someone else's circus starts affecting your monkeys...
HI all! long time lurker, occasional commenter. To keep this short, my BIL and SIL have a very strained relationship with my PILs. Think ELC except for very rare family events. At this point it is...
View ArticleHusband deployed CO moo texting him
So a little back ground. I had lo in August, I stopped talking to my mom beginning of July after my baby shower. I found out on the way to my shower that she had left my step dad again. This time for...
View ArticleFTM- Just Curious
How often do your children see their grandparents? My daughter is 7 weeks old this week and my in laws live 2.5hrs away. Mil suggested coming once a month, which is fine with me but she has already...
View ArticleOutrageous gift from CO MIL
Longtime DWILer but new account because of too obvious screen name. MIL has been CO for a blissful three years and counting. Neither of us have unicorns for her. She's never met our latest LO. She...
View ArticleMatch day unicorn zygote triggers
This will probably get long. I will try to keep it short but informative. Ask questions if you need to. BG: my mother had my sister at 17, me at 19. She didn't like us. She made sure we knew growing...
View ArticleGrandparents and babysitting
Here's the background on this http://community.babycenter.com/post/a54189595/am_i_weirded_out_for_no_reason_updated_pg_5 DH got a text from MIL asking when she can babysit. Well at the moment we don't...
View ArticleMil and sil starting to become my BECs
I has my lo on the 16th so she is a week old. Everything started off fine until I developed mild paralysis in my legs causing me to be readmitted to the hospital. My dh and baby have been with me the...
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