How 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...
View ArticleHow to approach religious topic with BSC mother.
Ok, let me preface this by saying I'm not interested in any religious debates, I'm only speaking from my personal thoughts and feelings, and am not judging anyone by their beliefs or lack thereof. I'm...
View Article*Trigger sexual abuse* Cousin named his son after me.
Been lurking for a long time. Never posted or commented. I am sorry for any rambles and things that don't make sense. I am literally shaking with rage right now. . . BG: My mother is in the military....
View ArticleHow to stop ridiculous requests
My ILs have a pattern of asking for ridiculous things. I know the answer is to just say no, and we're doing that, but is there a way to shut down further requests? Background: two weeks before I...
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gift grabbing and llama noms. chilie rellanos recipe 18,19
So, my cousin and his girlfriend just had their 3rd kid in 3 years. She posted an event on facebook, and they are throwing themselves a sip and see type of thing. Cousins girlfriend has posted the last...
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MILs dogs - Solutions found p12. UPDATE: p18
I don't have the best relationship with MIL. She lives 90 minutes away and is...kinda selfish? I can give hundreds of examples of how she always puts her needs before others, but whatever. She is who...
View ArticleHow to tell ILs that they're in TO *LONG* Update-2
I've been lurking here since before Christmas, reading as much as I can and working on shining my spine. Had to make an account because membership on .ca doesn't equal membership on .com. Some BG...
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Pushy P/A MIL - text from MIL p10, UD p12 GMIL p13
Hey guys, I've been a lurker on the board since I found out i was pregnant in May, but never thought I'd be posting. I was just here to feed my llama. Long BGMe and my SO have been together for two...
View ArticleHelp! Major backlash coming and I don't know how to handle it.
I'm going to try and make this as concise as possible, but I'm sorry this is so long. Please bear with me because I really need the help. I have a spine made out of tin foil and I need your wisdom to...
View ArticleAlcoholic MIL (possible trigger) HELP!
So to begin, this might be a long story, just a warning. This spring me, DH and DD (10 months) are moving to my DH's small hometown where all of his family lives. When DD was 2 months old my MIL (a...
View ArticleFsil booked SO plane ticket without his consent (update pg. 5)
Hi dwil! I am a returning user of bbc. I deleted my account not too long ago. My old sn contained my real name and I wasn't comfortable with that anymore. I really need to know how to deal with...
View ArticleFOO Vacation Disaster, UD TRIGGER 6, 10, VM 20, noms 21, 23, 26, 26 again
I have had an account on here that was regarding my ILs, but it was an old email and an old password, and I have a one, two, and three year old and that part of my brain is fried. Sorry. This is really...
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Need your help! Update 10,14,35,49,51,62,63,65,66,72,73,86,90, 91
I had another thread but can't link as I am on mobile. My mom is not a very good person and very narcissistic. I have been trying to find ways to cut her off for awhile, it's hard when you feel bad...
View Articlemom wont use the name we picked. update pg 2
my dd is 9 weeks old. we named her inari rain. at Christmas my mom insisted on calling her rain. I let her know that if she doesn't want to use the name we gave, she can use the nickname(nugget). she...
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Now she wants to be a grandma?
(going anon) I have one child, 2.5 years old, the father dumped me when I got pregnant, he never wanted the child, tried to get me to not have the child, told me we could still be together ("I love...
View Articleplease rehome your dog, so we can come mooch off of you. new issue pg 105
Bg: My h is an employee for popular vacation destination, We are originally from a town that gets record snowfalls. It's a very tiny town, (so news travels fast, I guess). Over the last week, I have...
View Article"Your baby should have my last name"
I've been lurking here since I first got together with my boyfriend because I always knew we'd have problems with his family, and we did have a lot but I guess they weren't enough for me to post here...
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Are we BSC?
DH invited MIL over for dinner on Saturday by text and she didn't respond. He called her on Sunday and she didn't answer, he left a voice mail. I texted her today with exciting news about one of the...
View ArticleI think this is weird, am I overreacting?
My lo is 4 months old and we have my sil watch her three days a week. I have a great relationship with my sil but I feel like she may be crossing some boundaries when it comes to my lo. Sil bought a...
View ArticleHelp dealing with a flashy, braggy MIL!
I'm sorry this is long! I've been with my husband for 14 years (married for 4) and I used to have a great relationship with my MIL. Until 3 years ago, when DH grandpa died. MIL, though kind, is...
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