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The Generation Gap
I know we have talked about this before, but here I go again because it keeps rearing it's ugly head!
Last night the ILs came for dinner. Here is a sampling of our convo...
MIL: Does she have a favorite blanket?
ME: Not really, because she still can't sleep with one. (Side note-I know she could if I tucked in it...blah, blah, blah, but it's summer, and I just don't do that)
MIL: WHAT? Reeeeaaaaally?!?!? Why can't she sleep with one? What does she sleep with?
ME: (Thinking-Don't you remember the many SIDS conversations we have had?) Well, because of SIDS risks.
MIL: So, when does that go away? What does she sleep in? You don't give her a blanket?!?!?!?
Why is this information STILL so hard to grasp? Reason #487,237 she doesn't watch H. UGH! Why is the MIL-DIL relationship so historically akward?
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Re: The Generation Gap
I've had this same convo with my MIL, multiple times. They have watched Alexa twice for an hour each and both times I came home to Alexa smothered in blankets. Reason #487,237 she doesn't watch A, and will never again.
~Kimberly & Eric~ April 21, 2008 ~Tensing Pen ~ Negril, Jamaica ~ My Blog: One Sunset at a Time
I really wish I knew the answer to the question!
Mental note: talk to SIL about MIL's knowledge of SIDS.
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I see MANY of these conversations in my future. My MIL likes to offer her opinion WAY too often and I have definitely stopped biting my tongue lately. I blame it on the pregnancy hormones but when she tries to "parent" our child after he is born, I will probably lose it. She still tries to parent her own kids who are 27 and 21. We are all grown up and are smart enough to make our own decisions!
Grandparents are for loving and spoiling their grandchildren, not deciding what is best for them.
I don't have kiddos, but I deal with a strained MIL-DIL relationship also. The funny thing is, I don't think my MIL knows it's strained. LOL. I guess I only have myself to blame (or thank?) because I don't say anything. I know sometimes I get caught up in the "I'm his wife!" thing. I try not to do that. My BIL is a jerk, completely self involved & won't help anyone if there isn't something in it for him. So my MIL relies on DH a lot, and for, what I consider, stupid things that she doesn't need his help for. She just wants his help so she can still feel like he's her little boy or something, idk. It's weird. Or maybe I'm the weird one for thinking it's weird? Whatever. I don't even know where I'm going with this...
We should all share our stories & write a book on MIL-DIL relations! lol.
eta: I completely got off track & didn't talk about your issue! My dad has a sister who died of SIDS. So, I guess in some ways, luckily my dads whole family is very aware & open about the dangers. No one has ever accused or insinuated that someone is being too cautious or overprotective when it comes to SIDS prevention/precautions. For what it's worth, I think you're doing the right thing.
Good call on your mental note - I think I need to pass on this information to the ILs.
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HA! I wish I could direct her to such sites but she doesn't know how to use the Internet. Yes, you read that correctly. She really lives in the stone-age!