"my baby".... still?

eklanger

MIL has recently gotten into saying "my baby" (I know, most of you dealt with this a while ago).  I try to just let it slide although I do get a little annoyed, but the other day she said it as soon as we walked in the door and all the other family present at Easter dinner gave her a weird look and commented on how it was strange of her to call DD her baby.... I didn't have to say a thing (smiling inside).

For those of you that were bothered by this months ago, did you resolve it? Are you still gritting your teeth?

megaloo27

Would it bother you if she said "my grand baby" ? Maybe you could suggest it. My parents were calling dd "ray-ray", her name is Rachel, and I hate it. So I kind up brought it up in a joking way and said "that nick name was not mommy approved". My mom got the hint an stopped. Mil calls her booger sometimes which bugs me, I say it, but I feel offended when she says it. Silly mommy hormones. 

eklanger

It really doesn't bother me that much.  I would say something if it did.  I just appreciated other people mentioning it.

Willow's great grandpa likes to call her  "Willy" which does bother me.

Rsoc23

I might be the odd man out but for some reason this kind of stuff has never bothered me. Maybe it's because we all waited so long for me to get pregnant--I am just happy DS is so loved by everyone.

On Easter my cousin offered to babysit any time and said "I wouldn't mind being his mommy for a day." Even that didn't bother me but my aunt jumped right on it.

But maybe if you don't acknowledge her, she will stop. GL!! 

BethanyE613

I don't comment much, but the name thing makes me crazy.  Every time we see my MIL she says, "so what are we calling him now?". Um, his name.  My BIL is calling him "No-Brad" which I hate (DS is Nolan Bradley).  DH and I call him Noly and my MIL heard and started saying it - drives me bonkers.  It's our name for him, just like my mom is the only person who ever called me Annie.  I think nick / pet names shouldn't be forced - they should just happen as a result of your relationship.

lp0

My mother refers to ds as her baby but it doesn't bother me. I think though if mil called him that it would. I know double standards are not fair but that's the way the cookie crumbles. Everything she does just irritates the crap out of me. I don't know how I would feel if someone else started using dh and my nickname for ds (we call him booger and Mr Wiggles). It feels like it should only be our twisted terms of endearment lol.

SoonToBeMsP

Rsoc23:

I might be the odd man out but for some reason this kind of stuff has never bothered me. Maybe it's because we all waited so long for me to get pregnant--I am just happy DS is so loved by everyone.

On Easter my cousin offered to babysit any time and said "I wouldn't mind being his mommy for a day." Even that didn't bother me but my aunt jumped right on it.

But maybe if you don't acknowledge her, she will stop. GL!! 

I agree with the bolded. I know she is MY baby, so it just doesn't get under my skin. My dad calls DD "RoRo" because her middle name is Rose and I think it's cute.

I dunno. Maybe I am lax about this?