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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...
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Parents Anniversary question - am I wrong or are they?
So, first, I know I need to step back from my parents and I'm working on it. But, their anniversary was last week, and apparently I didn't praise them enough. They put my youngest on the bus for...
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In need of council. My mom is abandoned us when we were young due to her drug and alcohol addiction. We would have went into foster care, but my dad stepped up and took us in. We left her house...
View ArticleGratuitously OT: Breakfast Ice Cream- yes or no?
Today I came up with an idea for how to make a lot of breakfasts for DH ahead of time. I have a super healthy smoothy recipe (frozen berries, green fruit/veg powder, coconut oil, protein,...
View ArticleDo we respond or BH or what? 7, 11, 13, 21, 27, 36, 42, 46, 48, 53, 57, 68,...
In December, my DH sent his parents a short letter stating, We are in the process of creating and enforcing healthy boundaries for our family. The following are items that are of importance to us. Do...
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My parents' marriage is none of my business.
I'll make this short since it doesn't require a lot of external action, mainly just internal action. I'm 100% sure my mom is cheating on my dad. She hasn't told me anything, but through a lot of small,...
View ArticleThere Really Must Be a Handbook. Update 19 We're moving!!
BG: DH and I have been married 8 years and have a 10 month old DD. MIL and I had a great relationship (or so I thought) until I got pregnant. Since then: She thought it was funny to call me "fatty"...
View ArticleI have bunnyhorn inclinations LONG. ud 3,4 Sent msg 6, 11, Q 12 text 14,...
BG, my mother is a needy clinger who can occasionally respect boundaries (just enough to make people think she's not a complete mess). We had a blowup a couple of years ago about me saying no to a...
View ArticleEngaging conversation.
So I stopped engaging both my parents in conversation 3 weeks ago. I was just looking at houses online as we are considering moving due to how close we live to my my parents. I bought farm land from...
View ArticleAm I being selfish?
Went anonymous due to identifying screen name. Background: I am 30 weeks preggo. DH and I have a good relationship with SIL and her husband, BIL. We enjoy each other's company and see each other...
View ArticleYelled at mil for going through my trash.
We have an in law quarters in our backyard. My hubby and I pay all of the utility bills and our home. She pays nothing. My sons are in the backyard taking out the trash because it's their chore. They...
View ArticleIs there something going on here? am i crazy?
Background: http://community.babycenter.com/post/a56632342/how_to_get_the_bf_to_cut_the_cord_from_his_possibly_manipulative_mother things have gotten a bit better. I've mostly stopped replying to...
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How to move forward with IL's?
Please excuse the length of this! I sincerely apologize, but I am trying to make sure I don't want to miss any important details. Background on me and DH: Together for approx. 4yrs, married this...
View ArticleDisowned updates 5, 7-8, 10, 12, 14,17, 24, 25, 29, 32, 35-36, 42, 47-48,50, 55
I'm back...*sigh* Here is my BG: http://community.babycenter.com/post/a55082422 http://community.babycenter.com/post/a53432764/mil_will_not_let_baptism_alone I am trying to enjoy my TO with MIL. I...
View ArticleAfternoon weekday birthday party - rude and disrespectful?
Long story short, my DS is turning one in March and we sent out invites to his birthday party. It is important to us to celebrate on his actual birthday and I don't want to have more than one party....
View ArticleOutside perspective needed.
This happened at Christmas, and I am still struggling with it. I thought I'd post here to get some outside perspective. I am soo broken I don't know how to feel. I don't know if I am "too emotional...
View ArticleMIL questioning my judgment re: babysitter
My babysitter was not available for the full time that I needed her tonight. DS by the way, loves his time with her. DH and I could not find someone else. We agreed that MIL would watch DS for an hr...
View ArticleMOO & S/O going at it
Hi everyone Long time lurker first time poster. My thoughts are all over the place so this may be a little jumbled as all of this just happened a few moments ago. I am currently 38 weeks pregnant with...
View ArticleShould I question my MOO when it comes to my kids? *possible trigger*
I'm expecting my first baby June 3, and my husband and I are both excited and nervous! However, I need to ask some opinions from the posters on here, especially ones that have dealt with emotional...
View ArticleHow Did This Go, Really? Calibrate Me, Cap'n.
Since I CO my ED and Grandma, I've experienced both a sense of peace and freedom, and increased stress and anxiety as old memories surface and have to be handled within my new, healthier frame of...
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