Does it need to be fair (christmas drama)
Here's the deal I'm getting ready to get divorced. Stbxduh kept picking his family I got sick of it. The last few holidays were peaceful. Thanksgiving was celebrated at home just us. We are different...
View ArticlePushed MIL over the deep end.
Or at least that's what she thinks. I'm new to this whole setting boundaries stuff with her. I'm 37 weeks pregnant and she had made my life hell through out the whole pregnancy. She normally would just...
View ArticleDo I bean dip now? Advice please.
I have BG but it isn't related. My MIL is kind of weird but generally respects boundaries after dh or I make them clear. For the past two weeks when DH talks to her she hs brought up thanksgiving and...
View Articleshe named my unborn child... *trigger* UPDATE PAGE 9
I'm looking for advice on how to handle my mil. Here's a little background. She is absolutely nuts and no one ever stands up to her for fear of backlash. Her husband passed away early this year and it...
View ArticleSurprise, More Holiday Drama (Long, Sorry)
Hi All, First time poster, have been lurking for a while to get inspiration on how to shine my spine and stand-up to my enmeshed FOO better. Background: My SOO, I, and our nuclear families (DHs and...
View ArticleReally don't trust MIL
I don't know why but I always get a bad feeling when my husband and I decide to let His mom keep Sarai. Even if it is for a few hours..for example, dh let his mom watch her a while because he had a...
View ArticleOk, dog people -
TL;DR: I'm either a wuss about dogs, or I need help wording my concerns about anxious dogs in a way that my parents will hear, or I need to MMOB. My parents are normal, sane, great people. I like 'em....
View ArticleParents angry and critical of me over my new baby's "ethnic" name
*I posted this on another board and was told to bring it here for good comments/advice.* I have a 2 yr old daughter. And I just had a new baby boy a week ago. I'm white. My husband is Mexican. My...
View ArticleBest of Holiday Meals
I have so many of these stories it is insane! In the spirit of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday I was thinking back at some of the crazy holiday meals I have experienced with the inlaws and my FOO....
View ArticleI'm pleasantly surprised. UD on ILs, DuH pg2
I'm not too sure if I can link the BG, but one of the GOs said it was okay to update. In one of our sessions, my therapist suggested to DuH that he should call his parents and let them know holidays...
View ArticleWhy would anyone want a newborn to spend the night at their house?
My MIL has asked multiple times if my 2 month old could spend the night at her house. Um, no. First off, he is exclusively breastfed and I am not giving him formula. I told her this and also mentioned...
View Article"Friend" issue ***Trigger?? UD 4
I have this ex-coworker who latched on to me her first day. Which was fine, it's a small work environment and there's only me or another girl she could have latched on to. Everything seemed normal,...
View ArticleSIL stole name we picked out.
First off I am not pregnant. We aren't planning another child for a few years. However, my SIL is. Back when we found out we were expecting Oct LO we started listing names. We were so excited. It took...
View ArticleI know you didn't paint my 6 week old's fingernails! *VERY LONG RANT*
Ok, so some background: This woman is not my MIL, but she is BD's mom. I have only known her since I was 8 months pregnant (since July this year). My baby was born early October. BD isn't around and...
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I am not a jellyfish!
So, I don't really want to go to family for Thanksgiving. Christimas has already been taken off the table but I, and especially DH, wanted a wholly quiet holiday season. 1. 16 people plus 6 dogs in a...
View ArticleNew to this group.. in laws agggghhhh!
I'm having such a hard time being around my in laws ever since my baby was born. They have no respect for me as a mother!! They totally undermine me, they don't ask me for permission to hold her, wake...
View ArticleTo receive or not to receive, that is the question.
Long time lurker/occasional poster, new name to try and stay off the grid. (My ILs are some kind of internet supertrackers.) Brief BG is that BIL is cut off for being a verbally abusive narc. SIL is...
View ArticleNeed validation I'm not crazy or overreacting, and that MIL really is out of...
I've been lurking for a while, first time posting. MIL has been getting on my nerves lately but after reading around on here I'm starting to think I missed some major red flags and what I thought was...
View ArticleOverbearing in laws... surprise (update on page 36)
So let's see where should I start... My in laws have always been difficult to deal with. Starting with they wanted to have a Christmas party the first year DH and I were dating and they threw a fit...
View ArticleAm I being a grinch by not wanting to go to IL's for T'giving - Take 2.
Apologies to the queens for posting and commenting from multiple acct's (a bottle of rumchata to each of you is in the mail). This account is the one with my BG so I'll keep writing with this account....
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