Did I mess up royally?
A few weeks ago, I went shopping with my SIL and I ended up buying quite a bit of clothing for my Sis, who is a Freshman in college. I know she hates shopping and putting together outfits, so I picked...
View ArticleSo my DH's family doesn't matter...??
My mom's bday is next weekend, my DH's niece and nephew also have their bdays around the same time. We are driving 5 hours one way to go see my mom for her bday and plan on going to the kids' bday...
View ArticleBaby Prozac, depressed FOO, moving in jokes
Parents are going through a rough time. Lost their jobs that they had since college, lost housing, have to move in with difficult grandmother until they get jobs, health problems, etc in the last few...
View ArticlePeeping Tom 3
I could use some outside perspective. One of my best friends of over a decade got married last fall to a guy we all knew for years and loved. I thought that she couldn't have chose better. I stood with...
View ArticleMIL Coming for two days after LO is born...
So at Christmas my MIL cornered me and asked me if she could come and "help" for two days after DS is born. I said, "Maybe, I'll think about it. I guess so." Well that ment yes to her. So now she is...
View ArticleCousin is obsessed with my baby- Need Help/Advice
Hello, it's been six months since my baby has been born and I have been dealing with this issue since I was pregnant. I really don't know how to deal with this situation anymore and I really need...
View ArticleHe's giving her what she wants...
This is my DWIL burner account. Long time lurker here. My MIL has shunned me a few times and each time, I've talked to DuH about it after. I'm still working on being able to speak up in the moment....
View ArticleBaby present - FIL "It was very expensive"
Dear DWIL members, I have been lurking for several months and read the sticky. I would need your help with reality check to see if I am overreacting about something and possibly ideas/guide on how to...
View ArticleYou can hate me but a child?
I still can't figure out what my sister in law hates me for, I've never done anything to her to hate me. Anyways, she's been a b**** all along but has started to become a bigger one since she found out...
View ArticleQuit Russian me. Boring UD 17 Q 18
I've been lurking for the past year since the birth of DD. I've learned a lot, but I'm ready for some more advice. I joined BBC just for DWIL. DH and I have been married 6 years- together for 10. DD...
View ArticleProtecting Child - UD 2-3, 5, 9, 13-15, 19-20, 24, 27, 29, 31
1st off - I'm a DH (hopefully not a DUH!). I want that upfront, becuase I'm not sure if I can post here (is it only women?). My apologies if I missed something clear in the Sticky. A friend suggested...
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 ArticleHow to reel my MIL & FIL back in
It's time I post. Warning this will be very long. I've been lurking for awhile and think it's time some of you light the necessary fire under my ass. BG: Been with my DH since I was 18. That was 7 yrs...
View Article*Apparently* MIL is mad at me...
So, a little BG: I have absolutely nothing against my MIL. I think she's great. She annoys me at times, but who doesn't? lol. Anyway, I do not have any issues/grudges held against her for anything....
View ArticleMIL Pestering Me
My mil arrived from Oregon last night to visit for 3 weeks😧 we aren't close and she would like to see ds longer. Her suggestion was that we spend 2-3 months in Oregon. We said we couldn't because the...
View ArticleI never thought I'd be here for my own parents. Already escalating P.11
I have background but it irrelevant to this post. The background is about my MIL and this is about my parents. My mother has watched my ODD since I went back to work when she was 3 months old and now...
View ArticleImplementing Boundaries - MIL
My MIL/FIL will be coming back to our area this year. And after being on DWIL as a lurker for years, I've decided I'm finally changing the area's that are wrong in my own life. My MIL/FIL are an...
View ArticleI think I made a huge mistake Update pgs. 6,11, 14
Update:Pg.6, 11 I do have BG on here except I'm mobile and don't know how to link. Long story short: I'm trying my hardest to shine my spine and FOO does not like it. FOO got put in a TO for debil...
View ArticleWhen they want to "fix" things and you don't want it fixed...
I've posted a few times about the ILs, but this is completely unrelated. We attend a smallish church, one of the "everyone knows everyone" types where many families have multiple generations there. In...
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...
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