Going over to in laws today after a two month TO
My sons second birthday was yesterday so we're going there today to celebrate after not seeing ILs in 2 months. Here is bg:...
View Articlebabies and dogs
I have been terribly allergic to many animals since I was a toddler and had asthma that.made any interaction with household pets pretty traumatic. As a new mom I have had a lot of problems with my...
View ArticleMIL mad we don't want puppy
I'm almost 8 months pregnant with baby #3, she told my 4 year old her friends dog had puppies and wanted to take her to see them. When DD wasn't listening she told me she was going to get her one. I...
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Why don't you post it?
DuH told me to, so I smiled and said "sure." (Warning: when I post from this computer the paragraphs disappear. If so, I will come back and edit.) BG: I have been on this board for about a year...
View ArticleWant to CO my father. Help
I recently made a post about my father's latest "drama", becoming addicted to vodka. http://community.babycenter.com/post/a48542392/my_father_started_drinking?cpg=1&pd=-1 When I wrote it I had a...
View ArticleWhat goes around, comes around (kinda long)
A little BG: DH and I have been married 1.5 years and have a 4 mo dd. His family lives several states away, and my parents live 2 hours away. But I do have a brother and his wife who live a couple...
View ArticleWrong name - EVERY time! WWYD??
One of my sisters is CONSTANTLY mispelling my LO's name on the debil, ever since my LO was born. LO is now 9 mos old, and sis is still doing it. At this point, I wonder if she's doing it on purpose for...
View ArticleOld member new name- pg 2, SIL Text pg 3 The email that killed dh's unicorn...
So, my background is old and under at least two other screen names and so I don't think it would be a good use of time to link it up. In addition, I got locked out by the big BBC purge a few months...
View ArticlePost your drama... From the other party's perspective!
This could be fun... I'd love to see all these stories written in the voice of the drama-causing party. Ex: "My son and DIL won't let me move in with them just because I smoke 8 packs a day. So I sent...
View ArticleStepdaughter in Trouble
I have only been married for about 18 months. I barely know my husband's oldest daughter, because she has been off using heavy drugs the entire time.She has been in an out of rehab, and is in an out of...
View ArticleHow to deal with mom coming to clean.
Yes, I know the title sounds strange but let me explain. We moved away from family a couple of years ago and it has actually been kinda nice because I was able to finally realize how enmeshed my family...
View ArticleThe $50,000 Cookie Monster Continued
Starting a new thread before the old one reaches the limit and locks. BG here (you can probably just read the "official" updates towards the middle, since there's a lot of commentary on photos that...
View ArticleWrong name - EVERY time! WWYD?? Ud - p4, 6, 8
One of my sisters is CONSTANTLY mispelling my LO's name on the debil, ever since my LO was born. LO is now 9 mos old, and sis is still doing it. At this point, I wonder if she's doing it on purpose for...
View ArticleBoundaries?? Moving and my MOO
Ok so BG... my husband and i are moving to our first home (from our apartment) April 18-20th. My mom sent me a vague text last week that she is sending my brother to our apartment at some point to...
View ArticleDealing with my DH and his mother. Is this my responsibility?
I will try to make this as short as possible because I do realize that my posts tend to be a little long. My husband's mother is seventy five years old. (My DH is adopted, for those who like to do the...
View ArticleShould I be worried or is this just baby rabie jitters??
So this is my first time posting here... I don't love my in laws but don't necessarily hate them. They are annoying... But after reading some horror stories I am terrified. I am curious as to who on...
View ArticleInternational visits with a boundary stomping MIL--Update page 39
We live across an ocean and a fifteen hour flight from my MIL (just moved in summer 2013). Prior to the international move, we lived on opposite coasts. Last Spring, before we even moved or knew...
View ArticleWhat would be your reaction to this?
I just noticed something on my fmils fridge. A "birth announcement" card for MY lo. It has several photos from my Facebook page and at the top says " Our baby girl" and has her birth date and...
View ArticleWhy does this bother me so much?
I keep thinking and thinking about this and I'm not sure why. I have a 2 month old (my first) and I live across the country from where I grew up, my FOO and extended family. I send my parents pictures...
View ArticleOwn being the perceived queen bee or stand as a united front?
I've been dealing with over 12 years of crap with my ils and dh. Dh and I have made progress, but it has been very slow going. I do have some background but the gist of it is: because I was raised in a...
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