SiL vent

Nita2603

Just have to vent a little here....

So SIL is a real peach. Both of them are, but DH's brothers wife really has a problem with minding her own business. When our other SIL had a baby at 19, she had a lot to say. When she had another one this year at 23, even more. One topic was, that those kids were not breastfed. Because DH sister found it gross with the first. With the one now, bfing freaked out the 4 year old, so she switched to ffing.

 

Not my problem. My kids and my boobs are not involved. SIL though could not stop talking about it. Now, mil told me today, that SIL complained about my EPing. What?!

Yeah, turns out she feels it's 'too much', she thinks I should just call it quits. It bugs her that I have to pump on family occasions (thanksgiving, Christmas, new years) because usually the ILs watch one of the kids during my pump and she feels it takes away from her kid.....WTF?!

Also, she says I make her feel inadequate by pumping. Because she had to wean at 3 months. Well. 'had to' is a stretch, she was hung over and just stopped.

 

But WTAF?! Why does she even care?  

Mil said not to worry about it and ignore her, which us easy as I avoid her anyways, but really....wtf is wrong with people worrying about what I do with my boobs and kids? Grrrr. Mil to.d me because on days DH works hockey games, the ILs come by often to give me time for one big pump and help with bedtime. Which is awfully nice. Well, SIL feels like it means they spend too much time with the boys and should make up for it in her house with her kid. Ridicolous. ILs are incredibly fair with dividing resources between everyone. Obsessively so. But, to make it easier on everyone, mil asked not to tell her when they come (or Facebook), so I won't. But really....this is HS BS at its best.

 

Vent over. Carry on. 

stardust317

Ugh. People suck sometimes. I EPed with DD1 for 6 months and I loathed it. When I found out DD2 wasn't going to be able to Breast feed, I just quit!! You rock!

wilsontl19191

Misery loves company. Don't give her the satisfaction. And yes, you rock!

missyishere

She's attempting to project all of her insecurities onto everyone else. Nothing will ever satisfy a person like her, so don't allow her to creep into your head. You do rock! Pump on as long as well you feel is right for your kids. Your ILs will do as they want, and I guarantee it's sticking to helping you.

thetheisens

Wow, what a ridiculously miserable person. She needs to mind her own flucking business.

Scramblersmom

missyleaferg:

She's attempting to project all of her insecurities onto everyone else. Nothing will ever satisfy a person like her, so don't allow her to creep into your head. You do rock! Pump on as long as well you feel is right for your kids. Your ILs will do as they want, and I guarantee it's sticking to helping you.

This exactly! You are doing what is best for your kids so she can shove it. Don't let her get you down or get into your head. 

Nita2603

Thanks, ladies. Yeah, she can suck it. It's not like she hurts my feelings, I am just very annoyed.

Elsa1984

Oh man....it sucks that you are so selfish as to take time out of your day to have your nipples murdered by a machine, just so your kids can eat.

I pumped for 20 weeks, and it was brutal on my boobs. Your SIL is a moron.

FabulousMrs.P

I will never understand what everyone else's interest is in how others choose to feed their children. As long as the kids are being fed (formula or breast-fed), then it shouldn't be a topic up for debate. I have friends who breast-fed. I support them. I have friends who formula feed. I support them. Their child is being taken care of. The end.

Ignore your SIL. She sounds like a spoiled brat who is upset that life isn't about her all the time.