MIL comment fail

ChickensFive

The MIL and I went to Buy Buy Baby to look for a gift for pregnant SIL? We see a family with triplets boys, MIL points and says 'that's your nightmare' Me: they are not nightmares (they are 2 months old, FFS) MIL: (laughs) just wait Me: (resisting the urge to slap her) my daughters are not nightmares. MIL: that's your nightmare (points to the three boys- three well behaved boys, I might add) Me: these are your granddaughters you're talking about,remember? I'll let them know what nightmares you think they are.

She just laughs. Seriously, I know she's excited about the girls but If you went by all she said about them you'd think she looked at them as nothing but trouble. She has this Incessant need to point out how hard our life is going to get. I wonder how DH would feel if I slapped her next time she says something negative.

SarahPLiz

I took it to mean that later on, cute triplet boys could be a nightmare in that they'd try to date your cute triplet girls, but I don't know her, and I tend to see the best in people. I would have laughed, but you are the one that has history with her. I get the feeling this is not an isolated incident, right? 

kck329

Your MIL seems to have these moments frequently.....that sucks for you. Will life be hard with three little girls at home? Sure, but you also get to raise three strong, independent young ladies who have already proved that they can take whatever the world throws at them. Try not to let her get to you!

 

How are those strong little girls doing anyway?

ChickensFive

She could have meant that but she didn't correct me when it was obvious I thought she was calling my girls nightmares. *shrug*

She does not think about things before she says them and has made several comments that were meant to comfort (like the day we were not sure If one of my girls was going to live through the night that it could be worse I could have two kids at home) or meant to be funny (like telling DH that he isn't the son she would wish this -referring to our girls- on) but fall a little short.

My MIL has always been slightly annoying but it was never directed at me or my family so I never paid attention to it. Since I've had my babies it has been so her annoyance level has risen.

ChickensFive

kck329:

Your MIL seems to have these moments frequently.....that sucks for you. Will life be hard with three little girls at home? Sure, but you also get to raise three strong, independent young ladies who have already proved that they can take whatever the world throws at them. Try not to let her get to you!

 

How are those strong little girls doing anyway?

Damn, the bump needs a 'like' button.

The girls are great! V is doing really well; she's over 3lbs now and feisty as ever. She does have stage 1 ROP, hopefully, it corrects itself. A & C are suppose to come home Tuesday. *knocks on wood* I'm so excited. I can't wait until V gets to come home, hopefully, by the end of the month.

I can't believe its been a month since her surgery. So glad thats past her.

urbanflowerpot

Don't you hear these comments a lot? Maybe I run into a lot of bitter, rude people. I get the cackling with "wait until ______" comments all the freaking time. First it was, "sleep while you can!" LOLOLOL then again when in NICU "enjoy sleeping in!" LOLOLOL now it's "think they keep you up now??" LOLOLOL etc etc etc

 

ChickensFive

urbanflowerpot:

Don't you hear these comments a lot? Maybe I run into a lot of bitter, rude people. I get the cackling with "wait until ______" comments all the freaking time. First it was, "sleep while you can!" LOLOLOL then again when in NICU "enjoy sleeping in!" LOLOLOL now it's "think they keep you up now??" LOLOLOL etc etc etc

 

Yes! It's like people think we are under the impression that raising kids was easy peasy.

The 'get sleep while you can' is starting to grate on me. It's 12:21am and I'm wide awake....I can't sleep even if I wanted too.