SO wants to take LO for visits without me
SO wants to take LO for visits to SO's family without me for an hour. SO says its an hour and I can survive. That in a perfect world I would be welcome at SO's family house but with the way I've been...
View ArticleBSC is BSC and at it again! Emails pg 2. Update 7.
Hello all. I need to know how to set up email for a BSC relative to bounce. Im putting together a cease and desist letter to send certified mail. Also how to set up my phones to block calls from a...
View ArticleKinda mad with my ILs..
I have BG on here but that situation is just a mess I don't wanna get into. So here is my current issue. My husband and I found out we are expecting, long story short, we had an oops. But I'm already...
View ArticleBest of the entitlement stories!
Show your faces, daughters and DILs of entitled women and men! Mine: -MIL asked to be in the waiting room while I had DS, b/c she needed updates every hour from DH on what was going on or SHE'D be...
View ArticleNeed help making a saying about help that is not helpful
You can see my problem from the title. So many of the threads I read here talk about ILs "just trying to help" and "coming to help after the baby is born." My MIL "helps" all the time. But if I do not...
View ArticleHelp! My MIL is taking over!
Any advice on navigating issues with my MIL who routinely tries to take over in any situation she can such as selecting my DD's first Halloween costume without asking? She made a commitment to herself...
View ArticleVisiting Asian in-laws, sick son, what to do?
Hello. I'm new here but I've heard many times this is the place to come if you need help with your in-laws. I need some advice! I'm not sure if I should speak up to them about something or just let it...
View Articleshe fed him spaghetti!!!!! *mil rant*
My mil watches ds while dh and I go to work. I have not really ha a problem with her up until yesterday. I always knew she was pretty entitled with her grandchildren but it hadnt come out yet....
View ArticleIf I don't get some distance from my mother, I think I'll go crazy. Please help.
So, this is my second baby. I had my first son 9 years ago when I was 18. His father was into drugs and was abusive. When I was 4 months pregnant I decided to raise the baby alone and cut all ties with...
View ArticleILs housing an accused (but admitted) sex offender. **trigger**
I don't think this needs any real background, but u can provide some if needed. **trigger** My ILs are housing MILs brother in their home while he awaits a trial on child pornography possession...
View Articleswitching daycares,26 mom lost her mind,31,32texts, 37,bg38 apology?41
I should have switched daycare a long time ago and I'm concerned about how the daycare lady is going to react, but I also want to give her as much notice as possible to find another kid to watch. She...
View Article"I did everything myself!"
Do you get this a lot from MOOs/MILs? While they simultaneously lament not having received more help with kids/household from DH/other family? You can't have it both ways--you either take credit for...
View ArticleGrandfather is exasperating and impossible** Update pg. 4. BG page 6 *long...
oh where to start...i guess with BG. my grandad is 84 but is very active. drives, mows grass, whatever. he is a very hard person to deal with. everything has to be his way and his idea. if its not...
View Article“The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them.”
I see versions of this phrase a lot on DWIL, and see people mention that it's a DWIL saying.....so just wanted to mention, for the record, that this is a beautiful quote from Maya Angelou. I'm sure...
View ArticleInvited ILs on Mother's Day Hike - UPDATE 6, 8,10,11, 14
New screen name for anonymity, been here for about a year. This is 100% my problem, and this post will be longish. Sorry, tl;dr at the end. Communicating with my in laws is always a struggle. They make...
View ArticleSO wants to take LO for visits without me
SO wants to take LO for visits to SO's family without me for an hour. SO says its an hour and I can survive. That in a perfect world I would be welcome at SO's family house but with the way I've been...
View ArticleMother's Day flowers--- unleashed Mil's crazy side.......help.
So the title says it all. Based on my dumb decision, I found it thoughtful (because my sister and I sent our mother flower every year for Mother's Day) to send mil and gmail flowers for Mother's Day....
View ArticleWhat do I "owe" them?
DH and I have lost 12 pregnancies, and also had a failed adoption when we brought a newborn home and 16 days later had to give her back, as the birth mother changed her mind. Both sides of our family...
View ArticleFor all the moms on Mother's Day
To the mom who's breastfeeding: Way to go! It really is an amazing gift to give your baby, for any amount of time that you can manage! You're a good mom. To the mom who's formula feeding: Isn't...
View ArticleMOO wants her faaamily back-- long w/TRIGGER
Hi everyone. I'm a long-time lurker, first time poster. First I want to thank everyone who has posted. Reading some of the stories on here makes me appreciate the amount of crazy there is in my...
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