Help with BH
For those that have BH how do you keep it up? For extreme reasons my husband and I have chosen to BH emails from FIL. Problem is FIL keeps sending emails about missing us and wanting to see us and...
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I have not spoken to my mil in 1 1/2 years. She still have limited contact with my husband and kids.I am thinking that my kids do not need to spend anymore time with her at all. I would really like to...
View ArticleSachsesweetie05 stop here
Sorry to call you out. I've been thinking about you, and wondering if you can update on your situation? I hope all is calm, and that you don't have to deal with the crazy any more. Has your fil seen...
View ArticleTO or CO?
BG: my FOO is out of state. . My B is a man child. He is ubber sensitive. He is my only Brother. We don't see each other often. We used to be very close. Ex. Talk on the phone almost daily. We're close...
View ArticlePlease define "Family"
My SO and I come from very dysfunctional 'families' My mother was a drug addict and alcoholic, as well as my father. His parents were just a bad. We have both been physically abused, emotionally...
View ArticleEmotional Blackmail- Book
I've been searching for an ebook copy of Susan Forwards book and I can't find one. Anyone know where I can download it? I've searched both my Nook and Kindle apps :(
View ArticleWhen is the best time to confront and shut down?
My mom was just here. She was here to help out while I recover from brain surgery. She did many things that pissed me off. I contronted her and shut her down several times. This is not the first...
View ArticleBetween a rock and a hard place..Possible trigger *******maybe*****
Sorry this will be long as I am pissed and have had a couple of glasses of wine. The shitstorm will probably not happen until Monday or Tuesday at the earliest but I am going to lay it out now to get...
View ArticleMIL overstepping her place.
It started the day my son was born three and a half years ago. My husband talked me into letting my MIL in the delivery room. As soon as my son was born my MIL tried to take a pic of my sons naked...
View Articleangry
I'm sorry to post on here but I really don't have anyone I can talk to. Over a year ago my FIL gave my husband a car. It was in rough shape he charged us $2000 even though KBB said it was only worth...
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Explaining "Baby Rabies" to 6 and 7 year olds.
Ok, so it's more like kid rabies but that just doesn't have the same ring to it. My neighbor recently finished his backyard patio area and invited all the neighbors over for a BBQ this past weekend....
View ArticleSisters & Boyfriends
We recently moved for DH's job. We went from being 8 hours away from family to being 30 minutes away. We have issues with the IL's being a bit boundary stomping but I'm quick to put people in their...
View ArticleFirst time post, long vent, *trigger*
I have been lurking and commenting on here for quite a while. I have never posted before. Partly because, writing some of these things makes it feel as if it were yesterday. However, I feel it's time I...
View ArticleHow to Handle MIL & Unwanted Gifts
DH has had a strained relationship with MIL since he was a teenager. She was largely an absent parent, even when DH was much younger, and preferred hanging out at bars leaving DH and his brothers home...
View ArticleHow to deal with Mom being PA towards my BF
My mother has no filter on her mouth and couldn't care less about how other people feel about the shit she spews. Ever since my BF and I got together about two years ago, she has made snide, snotty...
View ArticleIs it just me?
My MIL is overbearing. I feel like I'm constantly saying no when my dh family visits or when we visit them. I've set boundaries with my dh backing me. After talking to MIL it still doesn't help. Just...
View ArticleShe would not let us in! 1st post.
I will try to explain this best as I can, starting with the backround. I'm 24, DH is 30. We have 2 children, 3 and 1 and I am preggo with twins. My DH has a niece who is a little older than myself, and...
View ArticleMIL wanting to watch the baby and me return to work...
When my MIL first heard my husband and I mention that I would be staying home with our baby, she stopped in her tracks and said in shock, "What? I did!" (work full time and have children). Since then...
View ArticleMIL already trying to take over! Driving me crazy-long vent!
I'm new to the community, and I'm new to motherhood. I'm only 5 weeks pregnant, and my motherly instincts are already kicking in. My MIL keeps referring to my baby as "her baby"! It just makes me so...
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