MIL just called.

JayandEmm · May 2012

She's making the bedding for the crib, and asked if I was sure if the material I picked out for the blanket was safe. I said yeah, it's just flannel; same stuff receiving blankets are made of, why? She was like well, I know how paranoid you are. I was confused by this because Im completely opposite of paranoid, so I asked "paranoid?", and she listed all of these that made me "paranoid".

I didnt want a bumper.

I didnt want DH's oldest cousin's drop side crib. (DH's cousin had her last child 17 years ago...)

And (This one is a doozey) I disagreed with her about the fact that children do in fact need to be in a carseat past 2.

And before we got on the carseat argument again, I quickly ended the conversation and hung up.

LOL!

Andreabks · May 2012

lol sounds like my sisters. They want me to send back the family crib so they can decide if they want to use it. neither of them plan on families any time soon, and this is the crib my grandparents bought for my older sister (she's 31 now)... they flat out tell me i can't get rid of it, but i did the research and the manufacturer went out of busines in the mid 80s because of too many safty recalls...

love when being safe means you're being paranoid.

gollywollypog · May 2012

oooooohhh boy.

MILs are a trip! Why, why, why!? And just think, WE'LL be the the MIL some day, scary thought!

My MIL came to visit a few weeks ago and I apoligized b/c the litter box was a little stinky (in the back room) because DH hadn't cleaned it in a while. (Litter box duties are my job except for when I'm pregnant. Then DH graciously takes over for those 9 months, every time.) She told me when she was pregnant she always did it, she just held her nose, and that DH already does so much.

Changed that subject pretty quickly.

HeiferBaby · May 2012

OHHH! I like this situation, she knows you have an clear opinion about baby items and she knows to ask you about everything. You have her trained well. Let her think you are crazy!

JayandEmm · May 2012

HeiferBaby:
OHHH! I like this situation, she knows you have an clear opinion about baby items and she knows to ask you about everything. You have her trained well. Let her think you are crazy!

I didnt think of it like that. I guess that is a positive!

punkrockabye · May 2012

MIL's sister understands that there are car seat laws but still thinks car seats are pretty silly. She can't fathom why we want to keep our kid rear facing until 40-45 pounds when they used to just sit babies in the car, or they'd have something that just hung over the back of the car's regular seat to hold the kid in place.

JayandEmm · May 2012

kikimo327:
My MIL is obsessed with walkers. When I said we don't want/need one, she said that she was going to buy one for her house... which we visit every 1-2 months. Uh huh. She's also told me in the past that she doesn't need to put sunblock on my child (you just burn and tan!) and that you don't need to wear seatbelts in the back seat.
She told DH that she's buying us the exersaucer for our shower (woot woot!) because it's the only "toy" on our registry. Hmm... what kind of toys does a newborn need?

My MIL is also under the assumption that newborns need toys, otherwise their brains wont develop right. She is obsessed with toys. Her extra bedroom has 2-3 bags full of toys for LO. She's going to be awfully surprised when she's waving a toy in his face and he doesnt give a shiit.

Uh, she's pretty much convinced Im birthing a toddler. (So is half of DH's family.)

SGC29 · May 2012

She sounds like my mother. I don't think any of those things make you a paranoid mother, just you know..an educated one? Things were a lot different when she had her kids so I'd just let it roll right off.

Tasheystar · May 2012

kikimo327:

My MIL is obsessed with walkers. When I said we don't want/need one, she said that she was going to buy one for her house... which we visit every 1-2 months. Uh huh. She's also told me in the past that she doesn't need to put sunblock on my child (you just burn and tan!) and that you don't need to wear seatbelts in the back seat.

She told DH that she's buying us the exersaucer for our shower (woot woot!) because it's the only "toy" on our registry. Hmm... what kind of toys does a newborn need?

With DS I got an excersaucer that had a walker on rails. The saucer itself was stationary but he could walk a few steps forward/backward/turn around. It was pretty neat. My Great-Aunt tried to give me one of those original walkers. I tossed that in the trash on bulky pick-up day.

I agree. A newborn does not need toys. I have a tag blanket that I gave DS, and some hanging things that were over his carseat. Add some music, and voil?. That's all they need.

bellag8212 · May 2012

kikimo327:
JayandEmm:
kikimo327:

My MIL is obsessed with walkers. When I said we don't want/need one, she said that she was going to buy one for her house... which we visit every 1-2 months. Uh huh. She's also told me in the past that she doesn't need to put sunblock on my child (you just burn and tan!) and that you don't need to wear seatbelts in the back seat.

She told DH that she's buying us the exersaucer for our shower (woot woot!) because it's the only "toy" on our registry. Hmm... what kind of toys does a newborn need?

My MIL is also under the assumption that newborns need toys, otherwise their brains wont develop right. She is obsessed with toys. Her extra bedroom has 2-3 bags full of toys for LO. She's going to be awfully surprised when she's waving a toy in his face and he doesnt give a shiit.

Uh, she's pretty much convinced Im birthing a toddler. (So is half of DH's family.)

Ugh, MILs. This past December was the first Christmas where she did not buy any of her kids and their SOs toys. No joke. My BIL and his wife are 25, and we're 32. Last year, she bought us remote control helicopters. NO JOKE. She got upset when I wasn't excited over them (no offense, but that's not what I played with even when I was little)... so much so that she told DH that she was upset that I didn't like my toy, which of course, upset DH. Her mantra is that everyone needs a toy at Christmas! (sigh... complete with eyeroll)

Omg this is great!

vickyluvssteve · June 2012

I think some MILs don't understand that things have changed since their time. Mine bought an old EXPIRED car seat she saw at a yard sale for her car (even though I told her that we were getting her an extra base to use with our infant carrier). I told her she couldn't use that and she said I was being unreasonable.

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