I am in a predicament and i am stumped on how to handle it. I am Anglo and my husband is Hispanic. I have a beautiful 15 month old little boy that my husband and I adore. Unfortunately, my MIL is overly possessive with the baby and has been from the beginning. It seems to get worse as time goes by. I work full time and he goes to a babysitter most days and my MIL babysits him a couple of days a week. i work full time and and am doing my best to be a good momma, as well as a provider, a housekeeper, and a wife. For the last 4 months my LO has been calling her "Mama" and at first I figured he was just saying that because it was one of the only few words he knew. Now everytime he sees her he screams "'momma, momma, momma" to her and grabs for her. When I pick him up after work, he kicks and screams when I try to hold him because he doesn't want to leave her arms, crying "mama" the whole time looking at her. It rips my heart out! I sensed something wasn't right initially and felt that she had something to do with it, but blew it off as me being emotional. This past weekend she came over and I left the room that we were in and before I re-entered I heard her saying "mama" to him repeatedly. When I walked back in she said "mama... Oh, I mean Grandma, Grandma". I didn't know what to say! My hunch was right and I had heard it with my own ears! I am beside myself and I do not know what to do! The last thing I want are issues with her. I want him to have a close relationship with all of his grandparents, but I feel like she is competing with me for the role. There are many other things that she has done to prove this but I would be writing for hours to explain... What do I do? I am not a jealous person and most consider me secure. Am I overreacting? This just happened last night and I am an emotional mess.
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