First time poster, need help with MIL - long with TL;DR at the end
Hello everyone! I found this board through the "Best of Delivery Room Drama" thread, have been lurking and very occassionally commenting, and now I am ready to ask a question. The briefest background...
View ArticleGrandma Shower, Rabies and The Letter update 6, 7
I forgot the email I made for the other user, sorry guys! So I just added Jr to this one... LINK TO PRIOR POST---> http://community.babycenter.com/post/a47245165/grandma_shower_small_update_10?cpg=3...
View ArticleDWIL Nation- Behind Closed Doors (aka PDWILs)
Hello Everyone, I lost a bet with Queenmum and it was either shave my head or redo the Sticky post in PDWILs. For those of you who don't know, there is a Private DWIL Nation board. Normally, the...
View ArticleDuH is backsliding UD 5
I posted on M&R since it's a DuH rather than an IL problem but the unicorns came out. Have a background on here, mostly about MIL, will post links in comments. I'm 32 weeks pregnant. Before I got...
View ArticleProbs with sister re aging and ailing mother.
My mom is getting quite elderly and her health is really fragile. She lives with husband and I (for 12 years) but after recent hospitalization I didn't feel qualified to care for her right away. Now...
View ArticleDealing with my mother controlling my parenting; WELP!
Hello, I don't know if I'm posting in the right group but forgive me if I'm not. :) I'm dealing with my mother controlling how I should parent and it's getting on my dang last nerve .. man oh man this...
View ArticleLooking for parenting advice from those who grew up with crazy FOO.
My son is 14 months and I love him to pieces. He is a bit willful but not ridiculous. I grew up with an abusive mother who hit us and screamed a lot. She also detached from us frequently and would be...
View ArticleHaving a hard time giving a........
Damn. I don't have a coherent thread to give backstory, mostly chimed in on threads. MIL is the stereotype of a DWIL MIL. She is a bossy, rude, domineering, PA, GMOTY type with the intention of raising...
View ArticleOutrageous request from MIL - Update Part II
Just a short background - my MIL lives 16 wonderful hours away, and we see them once to twice a year. Last year when DS #1 was born they came against my will at 3 weeks post partum while I was...
View ArticleFIL belittles/criticizes me-*UPDATE pg 8
I've lurked for a little bit... but never posted here. I'm having a few issues with my inlaws that I need help addressing. DH and I have been married for 6 years and have two children, and another...
View ArticleShe knows!
We have had my mil on a TO since November 1st for her ill behavior during trick or treat. We did meet with her on march 10th to try and work things out but after an hour of it going no where and a lie...
View ArticleHow to respond
So I was looking for a post that was similar to this situation, but I can't find one and decided to create my own. After many incidents and with the help of my DH, I decided to CO my sister. She...
View ArticleShe finally did it in Public
MIL finally lost her shit in public. I had LO with me at the mall yesterday, and walked out to my vehicle pushing LO's stroller, when I noticed security sitting behind my SUV. There were two big...
View ArticleHow to handle mother getting mean TRIGGER
I am so jumbled all over the place tonight, I doubt I'll be articulate enough to even get my point across. TRIGGER My mom has had a rough year, her younger sister (my aunt and one of my best friends)...
View ArticleI think I might be collateral damage - UD pg 6
My brother and his wife got into a kerfluffle in December with my gpa. I have no good description of what happened - I have only heard my FOO's version of events. In pretty typical fashion, in their...
View Articleinlaws and camping with only one grandkid
So, i dont think this will be sbort, sorry bg Dh and have been together 8 years this year. Dh has my dss from first marriage, hes turning 10 this year. When dh and ex split, she up and moved from so...
View ArticleLong-term family drama
Hello, wonderful folks of DWIL. I've got a family situation that's been going on for quite some time, and wanted to get your opinion on this. I have older brothers, they all have kids. The youngest...
View ArticleStep father is a total jerk*long *update on BG check *UD Pg 19
My new step father has been attempting to be very active in my pregnancy. He shows interest, wants to be involved, wants DD to spend nights and weekends with he and my mom whenever she gets here; and...
View ArticleDivorce?
Have any of you ever considered divorcing your dh bc of dh's family? Basically, to the point of you cringe when you even hear their name spoken and you just can't take it anymore? And dh is never going...
View ArticleProbs with sister re aging and ailing mother.
My mom is getting quite elderly and her health is really fragile. She lives with husband and I (for 12 years) but after recent hospitalization I didn't feel qualified to care for her right away. Now...
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