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LauraLynneC
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My MIL...oh boy
LauraLynneC
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I messaged her to thank her for some clothes she got for the baby (she refuses to come to any baby showers...). I don't typically talk to her much (she frustrates me a LOT) so she took this opportunity to tell me - are you ready for this? - that she'll call this baby whatever she wants and hopes I can quit being pissy about it.
*head desk*
deep breath. "she's the reason I have DH" is my mantra...
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Re: My MIL...oh boy
Wowwwww.
What does that even mean though? Like, if you name your kid "Nick" she's going to call him "Francis" just because?
She used to be awesome - I talked to her everyday and she was wonderful - but about 18 months ago, something in her snapped. She had a ton of stress drop on her, in her marriage and financially - and something just snapped. She's now off the charts crazy. I miss the "old" her a lot. I wish that she were open to listening to the fact that she's changed but...she's just not. I would almost say something biological/chemical went out of whack - my DH actually called her dr. to talk to him but that backfired HORRIBLY (she thinks it was MY idea to call him...my DH notices the changes as does everyone around her!) anyway, I'm sad that she's changed and I do my best to just stay civil and nice.
But sometimes she says stuff that just has to be shared...
fortunately it's not quite that extreme. This baby has a generational name - he'll be Louis Herman Lastname III - we're planning on calling him Trey. She wants to call him "Little Louie" - which is the name my DH grew up with - and what his whole family still calls him. And DH hates it. But that's what she's been calling the baby - and I correct her every now and then (I try and ignore it but sometimes I just can't hold it all in!)
Reality is that this baby will probably end up with a nickname that just comes out of nowhere...but telling me that she's going to call him whatever she wants...that just blew me away. And telling me I'm being "pissy"...even if I am LOL
That is really annoying! My ILs did something similar, they kept pronouncing Lucia's name wrong and no matter how many times DH and I corrected them, they still did it. She was Lucia from the time I was 13 wks pregnant and we found out we were having a girl. They still pronounced it wrong even after she was born. It was SOOO irritating.
The only thing that knocked some sense into them was when my husband finally lost it one day and snarked "Its Loo-chee-uh, jeez, you can't even say your own granddaughters name right?!"
I wish MY mom was as easy as my MIL.
MIL: Thrilled about us having a baby, and has been convinced since conception that its a boy. Has been stocking up on baby clothes of DH's to send us once we know for sure. If its a girl, she will pack up the box to "save" and start again with girl clothes.
My mom: Is convinced I am lying about my due date because I am "too big to be only 18 weeks". Thinks that the marriage between DH and I in November was to cover up getting pregnant. NOT TRUE.
Family these days!
Sounds like your peach of a MIL! Sorry you have to deal with the late onset crazies, but I hope it isn't indicative of something serious going on in her brain!
The only Easter Bunny I can get behind.
Maxwell Joseph 4/09 Lucy Violet 10/12
I'm actually quite convinced that it IS biological - it's THAT bad. Talk about a personality switch. My DH has noticed it as well and went as far as to call her doctor to talk to HIM about it. That backfired miserably when the doctor immediately told her "your son called and said you're "crazy"' *sigh*