Cutting off Ties with my Family at what cost to my children
My husband and I have very different styles about parenting, like using essential oils for preventive care, buying things when you need them, while living in our means financially, eating right and...
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ok so I have shared custody of my oldest children. They go to their dads every other weekend. My pils ask for them every other Sunday because they know we have them that day. I let them go occasionally...
View ArticleStopping the information train.
I have posted recently about my PILS. In reality the issue is the whole family. After standing up to PILS DH is really motivated to make changes in setting boundaries. After some serious self...
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Should I say something to my friend? Llama nom 6 and 7 DIL replied 13
I've seen others post about friend/acquaintance issues, not IL issues, so I hope I'm OK doing so. OM, let me know if not. I have an acquaintance with whom I used to teach. She is in her early 50s. I...
View ArticleMore Cringe-worthy Crazy from MIL
I'm on the app so I can't post background, but I've posted on DWIL twice before so if anyone else can add links that would be awesome. Basic BG: I have 3 children with ExH and I'm currently 5 pregnant...
View ArticleAm I Overreacting..?
LO is 14 months old. Bil is currently staying with us temporarily for a few weeks. I am very protective of LO as is DH. Unless I am around or DH, LO is not allowed to go anywhere with anyone else. Bil...
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Family Reunion Dilemma
Cross post TLDR : My family expects me to pay the rest of my fee to attend a reunion, despite the fact I have made alternate arrangements for myself. I already put down a deposit, and am not requesting...
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Gosh, thanks!
I've been a member for 5 years after lurking for a year. Now I have badges! Thank you. I didn't think anyone noticed me.
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Please help me.
So, as of right now my husband and I live in a small (SUPER small) one bedroom appointment; it's going to be really crowded with a newborn, so we are looking to move; and we want to move to an entire...
View ArticleDad told my husband I am psychotic.
My parents are devout LDS and not reacting well to the news that I don't believe in the church and no longer want to go. I tried to stop going back in 2005 but was eventually pressured back into going...
View ArticleHow to respond to requests or offers for "gifts of time/outings"? --...
I have minimal BG here, basically the usual run-of-the mill MIL: boundary stomping until she is chastised, then PA, BEC bordering on BSC. A couple of recent posts have reminded me of a new issue we...
View ArticleFOO too harsh with my kids? Long Update pg.9
I have 2 boys ages 9 and 6 and an older DD. My parents volunteered to watch them while DH and I went to an event of DD. We originally planned to take DSs with us but ODS came home from school with...
View ArticlePeanut Allergy and MIL (a bit long)
This is my first post and I have read the sticky. I've been lurking here for the past several months, and I feel I can credit you all with the courage to end a toxic friendship, so I CAN be taught!...
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Avoiding one IL but not the other
This is my first time posting here, but I'm a long time lurker. For some brief background, my step-FIL has been emotionally abusive for as long as he has been in DH's life. The abuse included many...
View ArticleMIL suffocating me
First time poster here so I'm not down with a lot of the acronyms but I'm working it out!! I'm 31 weeks pregnant with twins and I've come to breaking point with MIL. BG: I fell pregnant last May and...
View ArticleUnsure if I'm handling situations with FSIL and FFIL correctly
This is my first post, I've read the sticky, but if I accidentally slip up and make a violation, PLEASE let me know and I will fix it asap!! BG: I am on disability for general anxiety, bipolar...
View ArticleHow would you feel about this? Background throughout, 4,7,12, UD16 Q19, 34,...
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 ArticleDH sending CO MIL photos of LO (poll) UD pg. 4
It's coming up on a year that MIL has been CO'ed from me and LO and I'm feeling very torn on how to react to DH texting her photos of LO. On one hand I feel "text her all the photos you want, she'll...
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DWIL, am I a Daughter of a Narcissistic Mother?
I've posted once before on the same topic. http://community.babycenter.com/post/a60867178/is_a_healthy_relationship_even_possible_anymore However, I just read Danu's Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers...
View ArticleNeed help with what to say in the moment UD Countdown to Moving Day 3 days
Decided to start a new thread because the last one went off topic. Will post link UD: So it's T-minus a little more than a week till we move states/I start new job. DH's job is going very well (he was...
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