Didn't tell MIL we moved, getting mail - UD 7, 17, 18 text pg 26, email 38
BG:Â http://community.babycenter.com/post/a59666998/duh_getting_a_unicorn_horn_help_me_articulate_update_pg_3?cpg=1TL;DR BG: MIL is a narc asshole who uses emotional blackmail. SIL is the GC. Husband is...
View Articleinlaws, help
BG: DUH has quite a big family who holds each other at the highest regards. DUH has sisters who he thinks of as their mother. DUH and I have talked divorce many times but have a LO. So last year when...
View ArticlePA MIL snack for your llamas!
Decided to take DS to an event tonight. DH reminded me that we had a gift card for this particular thing, and forwarded me the email with barcode. The tickets were a late Christmas gift from MIL,...
View ArticleI'm exhausted and need help. PG 6
I'm very ready to completely CO my MIL but my DuH can't wrap his head around the idea. I firmly beleive she is a narcissist and DuH is her goldenchild. Our DD is the "girl she never had" and is setting...
View ArticleMoving. How did I handle this? Emails Pg 6
Hi everyone. Again, this is my anon account. DH, the kids and I are relocating to the same state as my ILs. NOT the same town and while we haven't found housing yet (we may put in a bid today), we can...
View ArticleThe Emotional Blackmailing Inlaws UPDATE pg 9, 13, 15, PROPOSED ACTION 17
So, I've lurked here for a while and I've read through the sticky. I was able to get a couple of the recommended books from our library and I feel like DH and I are slowly getting to where we need to...
View ArticleWhen "that doesn't work for us" is a non sequitur NEW Q on 54
I have some background on my MFOO (mom's family of origin), but I'm mobile. Anyhow, it gives bg as to WHY I don't want to do stuff with this side of my family but is not super relevant to the question....
View ArticlePie Pan MOO: UD We're out! 181, 190, 197, 200, 211, 220
Original post on 10/06/15. Updates:2,3,7,8,10,12,14-20,24,26,27, 31, 34, 35, (trigger) 36, 38, car door 41, Pie pan 47, Christmas visit requests 61, 63,64, 68, text 71, side track friend 72-73, SIL 75,...
View ArticleMIL co-parenting (various updates, counseling pg 11, 14) NOT AGAIN 15
I'll start by saying that I don't think this is a BSC issue, more of a culture clash in my own family. (DH is Asian, and a high level of enmeshment is normal in his culture.) I feel like I can't think...
View ArticleTrigger...what can I say or do?
*TRIGGER CHILD LOSS* Yesterday one of my friends son passed away in his sleep. He was 5. I want to do something. She lives in a different city. Sending flowers seems wrong as does a card. This sucks....
View ArticleCrazymaking MIL tried to give 3mo beer...
... and legit tried to pass it off as washing her hands. Wtf! I shared this on my birth board earlier but figure you guys would get a kick out of this. MIL is very clueless and so brain-fried. We were...
View ArticleMOO wants "baby smiles"... Update 27
I have come to realize in the past few months that my mom is a narcissist. The world and everyone in it revolves around her, and if they don't follow her plans (unspoken or not), they are "wicked"....
View ArticleMIL trying to push her way into my pregnancy. *long* *trigger*Advice needed
Ill start out with when we first found out we were pregnant. We told the MIL that night and the first thing she replied with was "OMG, we need to do a gender reveal and have a baby shower" I don't mind...
View ArticleWhere do we go from here? ud pg 2, 7, 8, FIL 8 *trigger*, 12, 17, noms 17,...
This will probably be lengthy, so I apologize in advance. Some BG: DH is the golden child, for sure. SIL gets shit on a lot for her weight, etc. she handles it a lot better than I would. MIL is bipolar...
View ArticleTOXIC MIL - I CANT ESCAPE
I am in need of Some advice/encouragement/experiences. I need to put space between my MIL and I. She's a retired, widow, and mY 5 mo is her first grand daughter. She has always been rude,...
View ArticleMust be nice. Photographer responds 24
This isn't an IL issue but I've been lurking here for over a year and made an account recently to comment on a post. I'm your textbook doormat trying to find my spine. I have a serious problem saying...
View ArticleFinally Putting MIL In Her Place(long)
So MIL was basically like my mom before DH and I got married. We would have lunch dates, go shopping and would speak at least once a week. At our wedding she decided to invite her own guest and sat...
View ArticleI'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 ArticleMIL tried to give 3mo beer...UD 4-5, poss trigger p10, DH txts p20, progress...
... and legit tried to pass it off as washing her hands. Wtf! EDIT: for the HIPPOs, no, we're not laughing anymore. Please see pages 2-4. MIL's malice shows on page 10. Texts with husband start around...
View ArticleFMIL meltdown (lengthy)
Okay, so last night my fmil literally flipped out and stormed out of the room after i answered a question she had about crib bedding. Here's what happened: my fiance and I were outside in the...
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