Can't believe I'm cutting off my mom before MIL
I guess I can start with the standard; I'm a long time lurker, first time poster. I've read the sticky and hundreds of threads. I'm also dyslexic and hopelessly jumble words that sound alike in my...
View ArticleWas I wrong to leave? (possible trigger)
This is long, but I don't want to leave anything important out. In my effort to not, I have probably included some BG that is totally irrelevant. Long time lurker who knows you will not hold back.My SO...
View ArticleMIL put LO's health at risk, advice? ** MIL RESPONSE Update pg 3* DH RESPONSE...
Last weekend (around Sunday?) DH and I took the kids to MIL's house for a visit. LO and ODS played with DH's nephew the whole time (MIL has custody) and everything seemed to have gone well. Well today...
View ArticleChristmas in law drama *long. Update 7
This is my first post on bbc boards even though I've been reading on here for months. Ive just about had it with my inlaws and would love advice on how you ladies would deal with this situation....
View ArticleMIL taking LO in the middle of the night.
BG: My mil... she is interesting. She has some sort of idea that she is LO's second mommy or something. It's been one thing after another with her. She currently lives in our basement apartment to...
View Article**possible triggers** custody of my cousins child. updates 5,6,8 & 10
Ok. Things went insane today. I know this isn't a vent board. I need perspective on how to handle family. **possible triggers throughout. Today I get a call that my cousin is in jail for having a meth...
View ArticleWhat did you see today that made you think of DWIL?
I'm at swim ming lessons with my DD. one of the little girls usually comes with her mom. Today her dad and grandmother are here. The grandmother will not sit down and she keeps calling out instructions...
View ArticleLiving with IL issues
So my back story is dh, dd and I moved to another state and into his grandparents home when we found out they both had cancer. The have since both passed, oh and they were taking care of their son for...
View Articleneed help with my aunt...
ok ladies earlier today I went to the store to get some stuff that I needed. I didn't have the car seat in my car so I left DS with my aunt. When I came back, she tells me (Oh I was just going to make...
View Articleso much for my slow fade
-The long background- Growing up, I was always raised to believe my mother was a fantastic mother. She was the image of kindness, nuturing, and everything delightful. This is all I'd heard my whole...
View ArticleBH or Brief Response to Nuisance SIL? (update and new question in comments)
First time poster to DWIL but have been reading for a few months. DH knows I am posting this and will be reading the responses as well. BG: We are in our mid thirties and married 3 years, together 5...
View ArticleI need help with my sister who has PTSD from the war*Update pg 6,9, 11, 12....
My sister is 30. We live a few blocks from each other. She was in the war and now is 100 percent disabled and on disability. She is a drama starter her and my Mother who is states away. But she's also...
View ArticleDid MIL Steal my Pain Meds? UD p 17
O.K. As I write this, I am in my bedroom with my new LO, and MIL is in my living room. I am four days PP from a CS. I just got home today. My DH dropped me off at home and went to fill the percocet...
View ArticleHow to handle MIL
So I have been with DH since I was 13 yrs old. I just turned 23. We recently had a LO in November which was a huge surprise. We were both attending college and still lived at home. We were married...
View Articlejust a random question idk if ill get help on here
so the father of my daughter has clearly stated he dosnt want anything to do with this child. but i feel that grandparents are a complete third party. should i send pictures to his mom i mean i have...
View ArticleGift of a Grandparent
http://www.giftofagrandparent.com/ I can see the good and the bad...influenced by DWIL when I saw this and cringed...
View ArticleNo spine with XSIL
Bg: I am divorced and my XH and I share custody but I am the custodial parent. He has visitation three weekends a month. About every three months or so I get a call from his sister (my xsil) to either...
View Articlefamily vacation fallout ud pg3
So this past week my family was on vacation. My aunt rents two condos at a nice resort near us and just about everyone comes at some point of other during those 10 days. I haven't gone in about 6 years...
View Articleto mil
So thanks to the drama surrounding christmas. Mil demanding that if I allow 17 year old bil to spend a weekend, that I have to allow 4 year old to spend the same ammount of time. Demanding to take 8 mo...
View ArticleWhat to do now? -Triggers- UD 5, 6
I read the sticky, lurked around for a few months, and I am good to go. A little background: My mother and I used to be super enmeshed, I was her only child, and she wished she could have more but she...
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