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3rd Trimester
dalia1584
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SIL vent! So this is how it is going to be......
dalia1584
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Sil lives 5 minutes from us, and has just now come over to see the babies room. It has been finished for over a month. MIL called and told her she bought us a glider for the room so she wanted to come check it out! I have no problem with this so I told her to come over bring her 2 boys and I will make lunch. The entire time she was here she complained about how she never had a glider and her mom wasnt able to buy her nice things when she had her kids. WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now keep in mind it is not as if it is a glider that was expensive, while i love and greatly appreciate MIL buying this she found it on sale for $99 and this is the only thing she has bought for the baby. Again I really appreciate her gettting this not complaining at all. My point though is SIL her DH and 2 kids are always moving home and living off MIL. And now that MIL has more money she is always spoiling her boys like crazy. They want for nothing. So where does she get off acting like this over a $100 glider! Then she turns around and looks at the Stroller carseat set that my mother bought us and complain that she never had a fancy one like that, she had to go with what she needed not looks. Again base model stroller $150 not one of the $300 ones. I was just not expecting this from her. Kind of hurt my feelings and pissed me off. But at least now I know this is how it is going to be anytime anyone buys for my little one.
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Re: SIL vent! So this is how it is going to be......
That would really bother me too. I'm sure she's just jealous and nervous about someone else having kids in the family, but that's no reason to make you feel bad.
Sorry you're going through that. I hope things get better for you!
I have a SIL who is like this... She'll go and complain about parties not getting started on time but then if someone complains about her parties she'll talk S*IT about you behind your back.
I've learned to just ignore it.. The added stress is totally not worth it. If she wants to be jealous and bitter and unhappy then that is on her... You just be happy and enjoy the last of your pregnancy and be the best mom you can be for your LO. :-)
I have a SIL who is the same way, petty, its pretty redic and it gets really old. We have had separate holidays with my family and with DH's family and I have really started to appreciate my holidays with my family because I dont have this with my brothers or their wives. I can help throw them a shower for any occasion and they are appreciative not down trodden and morose...
gah! Ok didnt mean to hijack your post with a mini vent, but all that to say that I totally understand where you are coming from and as long as your expectations arent high of her acting like an adult