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MIL vent

amberthehobbitamberthehobbit member
in October 2012 Moms
I know some of you hate the MIL vents but I have one and I always read the IL vents.

Sometimes MIL watches my LO while I'm at work and I'm very grateful but she'll make comments like "he wasn't fussy at all with me" and "he sleeps just fine for me" like she believes she can mother my son better than I can. It drives me batty. On the other hand I've had to take him from her because he's crying and I get him to sleep fairly quickly.

Today my SIL spent the day with LO and MIL did the same thing, "SIL got him to sleep" and "he was happy with SIL". Ahhh! He's happy with me too but when I pick him up in the evening of course he's going to get cranky because he wants to nurse and go to sleep at home.

And she always asks me if he's sleeping through the night and I always say he eats once or twice and she says I need to do sleep training or give him cereal and I always say it doesn't bother me but she keeps telling me what I NEED to do.

She has told me her neice is a bad mom because her baby cries when other people hold her. Seriously? Seriously.

And I almost always speak my mind but she just keeps going.

Anyway, I had to get that out. That is all, carry on.
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  • ChrisG83ChrisG83 member
    I wish there was an international slap your mother in law day. Just wait until your baby plays the "stranger game" and doesn't want anyone to hold him but you and maybe your MIL will hush up. I am looking forward to that day myself ;-)
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  • AbuDhabiMommyAbuDhabiMommy
    I'm looking forward to visiting my mil in July when LO will be in the stranger phase....

    Hugs. And practice your fu smile for the next time she comments...
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  • yinyang124yinyang124 member

    My aunt does this. She also used to say "They were fine until you came home." Uhh, yea because now they smell me and want to nurse. I don't know why she feels in competition with me regarding parenting/loving/mothering(Is that a word?) my sons. Jace threw up yesterday and she flipped out because he has never ever done that, according to her. Really, lady? You've spent maybe 40 hours total with the kid. 

    This totally turned into my own vent. Sorry!  

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  • amberthehobbitamberthehobbit member
    imageyinyang124:
    My aunt does this. She also used to say "They were fine until you came home." Uhh, yea because now they smell me and want to nurse. I don't know why she feels in competition with me regarding parenting/loving/motheringIs that a word? my sons. Jace threw up yesterday and she flipped out because he has never ever done that, according to her. Really, lady? You've spent maybe 40 hours total with the kid.nbsp;This totally turned into my own vent. Sorry! nbsp;

    Don't be sorry! I need to know I'm not alone in this mad world!
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  • ChristyMLChristyML

    imageChrisG83:
    I wish there was an international slap your mother in law day. Just wait until your baby plays the "stranger game" and doesn't want anyone to hold him but you and maybe your MIL will hush up. I am looking forward to that day myself ;-)

    This. Times a million.

    OP, my MIL goes on and on about how great her daughters are with my son, and she has never complimented me once about how good I am with him. It's like, "yeah I get it, you love your daughters (who are b*tchy to everyone, especially me), but it doesn't feel good when you act like no one can calm my son better than me. Why don't you just shut it?"

    It's so funny because I am actually the only one DS wants whenever we go over to the in laws' house.

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  • papps101papps101 member

    You are sooooo not alone. My MIL bought LO these socks with bells on the ends and we have not had him try them yet (in part because I think they look stupid). Anyway, she comes over the other night and comments on how she can't believe we haven't had him wear his socks yet, since they are so good for developing hand-eye coordination. You're right MIL, he's not going to be able to do anything unless he wears his socks! I am the worst mother ever! Then she lets me know how "disappointed" great-grandma is that LO is using a pacifier. Sometimes I just want to cut a b!tch!

    Thanks for the vent thread... I needed that.

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  • leannsiipleleannsiiple member

    imageChrisG83:
    I wish there was an international slap your mother in law day. Just wait until your baby plays the "stranger game" and doesn't want anyone to hold him but you and maybe your MIL will hush up. I am looking forward to that day myself ;-)

     

    This.. I know it sounds bad but I cannot wait for DS to react like this to my MIL

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