What to do..
My parents have been happily married for 22 years. The last couple years have been hard because my dad is in the construction industry and the economy bombed where they live. So he moved 9 hours away...
View ArticleSIL is pregnant, will MIL leave us alone now?
SIL (MIL's DD) is pregnant! I have been waiting for this day because I hope that it draws attention away from my kids and on to SIL's new baby. She is totally okay with it, she is a big FM and has...
View ArticleI am being disregarded by DH, FIL and MIL. What do I do?
So here I am 31 weeks... Let me start with the beginning. I find out I am preggo the day my dad passes away suddenly. 2 weeks after that my inlaws have my husband at their house EVERY weekend doing...
View ArticleMy baby? ???
So yesterday was Dh's birthday we decided since his sister ( who's on Lc/To/ wasn't going to be in town we'd agreed to spending half the day with his family and the rest with friends. Anyways I've been...
View ArticleMIL ruins things and it's still early (Long)
So a bit of background... my husband and I found out we were expecting our first baby when I was 4 weeks along. We kept the info to ourselves and decided once we had our first appointment and heard the...
View ArticleTriggers. I need to get this out.
I talked to my Aunt today (I have a very strong relationship with her). She was diagnosed with lung cancer Oct. 5th of last year, and was told that she had maybe a month to live. She has been on...
View ArticleBaby book and CO relative
BG I'm starting to think I should get together the baby book. I saw a sample and loved it. However, my brother stopped talking to me because I asked him to respect my boundaries with the baby. This has...
View ArticleNarcissistic Mothers?
Anyone dealing with a NM? I had no idea why had so much difficulty dealing with my Mother all those years (I thought it was the stress of being with my bump-on-log alcoholic Father). I discovered...
View ArticleSweetest, loving, substance abusing MIL
Dh and I have been together for almost a decade. MIL & SFIL had struggled w substance abuse long before I met them, but had been clean for a good while, both working & living normal, successful...
View ArticleOT: How to get privacy when delivering at the hospital you work at?
This is not a family situation, more of a work one. I want privacy when delivering ds in a few months. I understand that coworkers care and are interested in my baby. I also consider my coworkers to be...
View ArticleI don't know who else to turn to. *long
Hey guys, I apologize for the long vent in advance but here goes. I found out I was pregnant at 8 weeks in March and told my parents as soon as I knew. My boyfriend and I were together for 11 months...
View ArticleOT- DuH Issue
BG- We have been married for almost a year and have a 7mo baby. I have two older children from a previous relationship. We just bought a house this past March. We have been together for 3 years....
View ArticleDelivery room drama and we aren't even there yet.. *rant/vent*
I am a FTM and have always been very modest. I don't want a bunch of people staring while I'm trying to push out our baby girl. If it didn't mean a lot to SO that his mom be there (she and I have a...
View ArticleCO Father Found Out I'm Pregnant
I've been lurking and occasionally commenting for a while now, but this is the first time I felt the need to reach out for help. I felt like you ladies have strengthened my spine, but I have high...
View ArticleShould This Hurt SO Much???
Alright, I've been with my husband for a year and a half. He was married to his ex wife for 5 years, they never had children. Basically, she threw him out of his house and divorced him stating that she...
View ArticleTotally bizarre dream after dealing with FOO this weekend
So DH and I decided that labor day weekend was the big weekend. After the fiasco that was trying to respect my parents call before coming to town rule, we treked the 9.5 hours to my hometown to tell...
View ArticleCO mom-need help please?
I've never posted in this group before but started lurking. I was just on my birth board and found this gem (and not sarcastic) when someone mentioned it. I hope you ladies will be able to offer me...
View ArticleNarcassistic mother went too far
This is weird to not post about my psycho in laws.... Guess its my moms turn to bat. There is so much of a BG, but the condensed version is my mom has Undiagnosed narcissistic personality disorder. I'd...
View ArticleI've TO my ILs, DH hasn't.
I'm curious if anyone has experience dealing with ILs/FOO who you've personally had on a TO but your spouse hasn't. Without messing this up with details, I've had my ILs on a TO since the Fourth of...
View ArticleIssues with CO/TO dad...long.
Hi all! My dad and I have never really had a great relationship due to the way that he treated my mother (severe physical/mental abuse in front of us girls) and how he treated his other kids compared...
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