I forgot to post this when it happened but it's 3am, I just remembered and YUP still annoyed.
My BIL and his girlfriend came to visit us about a week after DD was born. They brought their new puppy. Super cute. Anyway, puppy is young and teething. He grabbed one of my shoes and started biting it. She (BIL's gf) just laughed and didn't do anything to stop the dog. I had to say no no no and get up and go to where she was with the dog to get my shoe.
Fast forward to 15 minutes later, dogs hanging around my couch. She laughs and says "hehe sorry if he chews up your couch hehe" UM NO. Get your dog away from my freakimg furniture if you think he's gonna destroy it.
Listen, I get it. I have a dog myself but have some respect for other people's property.
@rweaver8611 I posted a while back ago about how all of boyfriend's family (including boyfriend :-L) call the pacifier a "foo foo"/"foofie"
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I am calling it a f***ing "pie" and that's all there is to it. Wtf even is "foofie"? Where tf does that even come from? At least "pie" sounds like "pacifier". ~X(
The only reason I use "pie" is because it's what I used as a kid, and I was a serious "pie" hound. My mom couldn't get it away from me until 5 y/o apparently. I told boyfriend that made me the pacifier expert of the family lol.
Mil texted me at 1130 at night on Saturday saying "we would like to come see carter tomorrow let me know if that works for you". 1. A little notice please 2. Thank you for at least being honest about not giving a shit about seeing me or your son (they didn't even wait for him to get off work before they left) 3. No it doesn't work for me! Because you're going to come during his sleepy time (1-5) and that means no naps for mom.
I like my mother in law. She's quite helpful. However, she has this 'quirk' that drives me nuts. I'm three weeks post partum with my 4th child (3rd passed away in utero). And she insists on making remarks about my body. I gained 50 pounds but have lost 35 already. I am feeling great, exercising and eating well however whenever she sees me, she makes remarks that just aren't conducive to anyone's well being. It takes everything sometimes to not reply back with, 'I just had a baby. What's your excuse'?
DH, myself, and DS are on vacation with his parents and older sister and my MIL is driving me craaaaazy! We were on the beach yesterday and sent her a picture (they were still driving in) and the first thing she asks is if DS has on sunscreen...umm, no, we lather him up in oil and lay him out in the sun. Seriously? Then at the condo, she has told me I need to trim his nails while he is asleep (I was doing it while he was awake and he was FINE), that his pajamas were too warm for him to be outside on the balcony in, and that I need to make sure I don't roll over on DS while we are in the bed together since his pack and play doesn't fit in the room for him to sleep in. And, all of these things she tells me in a baby voice pretending to be my son taking. (Eg: "Mama, you're "'posed" to "twim" my nails while I'm "asweep".). I'm going nuts! He is my child and I CAN take care of him. Oh, and she calls his paci a binky. I don't care what other families call it, DH and I call it a paci and that's what we want DS to learn. Stop calling it a damn binky! Last complaint...I'd love a glass of wine by the beach or on the balcony, but the judgement I'd get isn't worth it....and I haven't had a sip of anything since finding out I was pregnant, so I just want to enjoy one evening on the flipping balcony!!!
Rant over, thank you for listening...I have 3 more days of this "relaxing" vacation left.... #-o
I'd effing lose it. Kudos to you for keeping your head.
Yeah. This is what would happen before I could think about it and stop myself: "Gwandma, mama KNOWS how to take care of me, so back off, K?!"
I like my mother in law. She's quite helpful. However, she has this 'quirk' that drives me nuts. I'm three weeks post partum with my 4th child (3rd passed away in utero). And she insists on making remarks about my body. I gained 50 pounds but have lost 35 already. I am feeling great, exercising and eating well however whenever she sees me, she makes remarks that just aren't conducive to anyone's well being. It takes everything sometimes to not reply back with, 'I just had a baby. What's your excuse'?
Oh hell no. This would not fly. One negative comment and I would revoke all baby privileges until a sincere apology was made.
I'll go ahead and say, pretty much ALL PP have it way worse than I do. I commend ya'll on not stabbing those women in the face...repeatedly! My MIL is usually really nice. But, I've been pretty pissed off at her recently. She has more or less TOLD DH and I that we will need to stay and take care of their 2 small inside dogs while they go on vacation to the beach next week. We aren't going because, well, we are broke, and DD will only be a month this coming Sunday. Not only is this extremely inconvenient, since DH is on a 3rd shift schedule, we will be expected to let the two dogs sleep in the bed with us during this time Bc 'they are used to it'. No, a thousand times no. She doesn't consider that we are still adjusting to DD being here and get a routine worked out. Ughhhh. We co sleep with DD and I'm not going to worry the dogs will get in her face during the night. So, looks like I'll be sleeping on the couch for a week. Oh and we HAVE to stay even though DH's 23yr old sister will be there the entire time and fully able to watch/take care of the dogs. MIL thinks she will 'forget' to take care of them. @-)
It seems like I'm the only one who can't find my voice to say "no" when I just don't feel like dragging baby out to visit or to family gatherings. I feel obligated even though I shouldn't. Boyfriend and I aren't married (obviously) so I feel like I have to keep the peace with his family even though they're super smothering, nosy, and entitled. On top of that, with his crazy work schedule and us living separately, whole family visits or family gatherings are usually the only time he sees LO and I don't feel okay saying no to him seeing her. Ugh... I'm so sick of being dragged out of the house to see his family that I don't even really like every other day. AND they whine if they don't see her often enough. I want to tell them they can see her when I feel like it, but like I said, I want to keep the peace. If we were married I'd give no fucks, but for now I feel like I have to be on my best behavior.
MIL is generally wonderful, but tonight she made me mad. She called DH crying so hard you couldn't understand her because she didn't get to hold LO during church. I should not have to explain myself or apologize for doing my job as a mom. LO has been extremely fussy all day. I was trying to keep him from having a meltdown during preaching. I'm a very independent person and did not think to ask her for help (I didn't need it. I can handle my own child). Now, I have to feel guilty for not asking for help. I know this issue is minuscule compared to some of yours, but I needed to vent. It's like she expects me not to do anything for my own baby if she is around.
It's like she expects me not to do anything for my own baby if she is around.
Arg, my mom does this! Every single time LO cries or whimpers she is asking me 'want me to...' take him / rock him / hold him / shush him / feed him / change him. Or if we are both eating dinner and he makes a little noise - not even a cry, just a little whine - she puts her plate down and turns to him (the swing is right next to where she has been sitting) and starts reaching over and adjusting him or his pacifer or patting him... I'm like - the kid adjusted his position and whimpered for 2 seconds, and by the time you turned around he was done already. Just chill, damn
Also, I'm getting real tired of her constantly telling me to leave the baby with her for extended periods of time. She suggested DH and I get dinner and a movie and leave LO with her. Sure, yeah, I'd take you up on that offer IF you hadn't pushed yourself to be up and about so much that you BROKE YOUR EFFING FEET and now cannot really stand or walk. You can have all the snuggles in the world, Nana, while you're sitting down. But I'm going to leave my kid with you when you can't walk without support cause I know you will try to stand up from sitting with him in your arms, and there is no way you can safely put him down and pick him back up again once you are on your unsteady feet.
I love my mom and I'm real sad she is hurt, but I'm also real mad at her about it. Of course she couldn't help hurting herself (well, she could have not pushed herself, but that's a whole other thing) but she can help her behavior now that she is hurt... She just doesn't and keeps wanting to take risks for herself and with my son. :-w
Annnnd then she mentioned physically reprimanding my child when he gets older....umm, not gonna happen. That's the parents job if it is necessary, not grandparents!
We call the pacifier a "soother", it's what we called it when I was a baby. Mil calls it a "binky", I think that sounds strange, but whatever, to each his own. I don't plan on dd using it long enough for it to matter (fingers crossed). DS never took a soother so I didn't have to worry about it last time.
As for the mil stuff. DD is suuuuuper colicky and essentially, if she's not sleeping, she's crying. MIL acts so stunned when I tell her to let her sleep when we're over there because if she's awake she's screaming. She woke her up the other day when we were there to "see her beautiful eyes". Wt actual F. Then she told me dd was hungry and I should try to feed her. Yeah lady, that doesn't work, she's not hungry yet. I tried anyway, she screamed bloody murder at my chest. Mil then told me I should be supplementing because she clearly can't get anything out....
We call the pacifier a "soother", it's what we called it when I was a baby. Mil calls it a "binky", I think that sounds strange, but whatever, to each his own. I don't plan on dd using it long enough for it to matter (fingers crossed). DS never took a soother so I didn't have to worry about it last time.
I think what makes me the most crazy about her calling it a binky is that she asked me what we call it, I said a paci, then she proceeds to call it a binky. Don't ask if you aren't going to call it what we call it...
So, my MIL made it clear that she and FIL were coming up as soon as baby was born and there was nothing we could do about it - well, we waited to announce the birth of LO until we were home from the hospital and settled, but as soon as we announced it up they came to stay with us for a week. Her second day here she goes on and on about how it's 'cruel' of me to make my own mother wait to meet LO until MIL and FIL leave, how much my mom must be dying to see her - 'cruel' she called me, 'just cruel.' Well after 10 minutes of this I break down and tell her that all I want is my mom - this is my first baby and my mom's first grandchild, my delivery was tough and really I just want my mom here with me. MIL shuts her mouth but later I find out that complains to DH that I hurt her feelings and made her feel unwelcome. MIL and I have always had a ...cautious relationship because of the games she plays, but I totally got suckered into this one and my raging hormones and exhaustion is not helping me keep my head above water. Gah!
My mil has annoyed the crap outta me for a long time. Now that our baby is in the picture, I'm even less impressed with the woman. First- The lady legit had an emotional outburst because we didn't want anyone at the hospital waiting for LO to be born- she and her daughter totally ganged up on me and were telling me how it's not just about 'the three of us' and took to Pinterest to pin quotes about how when a baby is born so is a grandma and how it's time to get over yourself, ect...well now they have been visiting for a month and I'm about ready to hang myself. She comes over all the time hogs the baby all while making rude remarks and telling me how her daughter does xy and z and she is soo good at a, b and c. I don't see how any of it is helpful or necessary and as a first time mom, struggle enough with feeling inadequate without being compared to another mom.They are only supposed to be here an hour everyday and this week, their last week, they have just made it a free for all. I'm so over having them here.
Ladies I am sitting at my MIL house for the last time. We are moving to FL tomorrow from PA... And I don't ever have to come here again! Thank you Jesus. But now onto my rant,she has only seen DS three times in his 6 weeks of life. She is holding him and she proceeds to look at his hands... The she puts his fingers in her mouth. Like lady WTF are you doing? A) he is my son and his nails were just cut! your mouth has germs and you have no business putting his hands anywhere near your bodily fluids! C) she doesn't respect me as a person, her daughter in law nor his mother! D) and... She never feels she has to talk English when we are here. She is the only one other than my husband who speak Spanish. I'm overwhelmed right now with emotions just because of us moving away so far but damnit this woman has been on my last nerves since I married her son. She doesn't respect boundaries by any means
Ugh my mom came over to drop her dog off since have to puppy sit. So now we have a baby, 2 dogs, a cat and two of us in a one bedroom duplex. So annoyed. And now that she's here she wants to hold LO but I had just bottle fed her and she has to stay upright and relatively still for 30 minutes or she will spit up. And of course my mom is tossling her around and playing with her. And she spits up randomly and my mom thinks it's so cute. STOP PLAYING WITH HER AND LEAVE HER STILL!
@katyertl I can sympathize. When my MIL was here, she wanted to hold LO after eating. I told her to hold LO upright for at least 20 min. What does she do? Put LO in a cradle hold and she promptly spits up. MIL is most concerned about her shirt and hands baby back to me without attempting to wipe her face or anything. Oh, my bad.
@katyertl I can sympathize. When my MIL was here, she wanted to hold LO after eating. I told her to hold LO upright for at least 20 min. What does she do? Put LO in a cradle hold and she promptly spits up. MIL is most concerned about her shirt and hands baby back to me without attempting to wipe her face or anything. Oh, my bad.
I can relate to this too!! And to add insult to injury, I get comments like " WOW! he cries a lot!" And "maybe he's tired"...maybe he is, but can we let him burp first? Poor little guy.
The most recent annoyance was when she wouldn't give LO back to me so I could feed him! She just looked at me like I was trying to take him to be mean. Wtf.
^^ Yes! MIL is holding LO and she starts grunting so I say she's hungry, I'll take her but MIL refuses to give her to me until she's in full-on screaming mode and then comments on how LO is going to be a drama queen. It took several minutes to calm LO enough to get her to latch and even longer for me to calm down. This is why I don't like them babysitting.
My Mil watched DS for a while on Friday. When I came back she said, "Oh, he has a temper, doesn't he?" I said, no, I don't think so. She replies, "well, he does with me."
Um... i'm pretty sure my 7 week old infant is not quick to anger... He cries to indicate he has an unmet need like every other baby on the planet. Please don't make negative personality trait attributions about my perfectly normal baby who has a great temperament so far. K thanks.
My MIL is getting a tattoo of LO's foot. I'm irrationally annoyed by it. She lives like 5 hours away and has only seen him one time.
I think my hormones are just getting to me...
i would tell her no. that its not okay with you.
I agree that it's annoying, and just realyl weird, but I wouldn't just "tell her no." Was she asking for permission? I wouldn't presume to tell some what she can and cannot do with her own body.
I am so annoyed of people bringing up their parenting experience. DH's grandparents are coming to meet DD and want to do some sight seeing so I suggested to my FIL who will also be around that we take seperate cars in case DD freaks out I can just drive her home and they can keep sightseeing and he goes,
"You are so funny!! I have done lots with 3 fussy/hungry babies before! Linda and I actually did the zoo with all 3 kids screaming!! LOL!"
Congratulations??? I am going to do my best to keep my infant from screaming her heads off.
He also just said, "call me first when you need a babysitter" when last time he was here he had a coughing attack and almost passed out. He said it happens sometimes. DH said it happened when they were in the car once. DH had to reach over to the drivers side and push the brakes. AND ALSO, he had a drinking problem and the first thing he does when he comes over is ask for a beer. He dogsat when we were in the hospital and my mom said when she came back to my apartment the next day the garbage was full of beer cans. Even DH was like, "yeah he can babysit, IF WE'RE HOME!"
How do I tell him no?? Or do I just keep playing it off?
My MIL is getting a tattoo of LO's foot. I'm irrationally annoyed by it. She lives like 5 hours away and has only seen him one time.
I think my hormones are just getting to me...
i would tell her no. that its not okay with you.
I agree that it's annoying, and just realyl weird, but I wouldn't just "tell her no." Was she asking for permission? I wouldn't presume to tell some what she can and cannot do with her own body.
She was just like "oh my gosh guess what I'm going to do?! Get a tattoo of blakes foot! Isn't that cute?!!!"
I just kind of made a joke about it and asked what she is going to do if she has like 10 grandchildren, is she going to get all of their feet? That's going to cause a jealousy issue. She has 3 boys and this is the first grandchild. She changed the subject so maybe she got the pointed that I wasn't as excited as she was. Hopefully?
She's always referring to him as her baby which also annoys me. Can't wait for her to come visit next weekend :^o
Not totally a MIL issue, but my "SIL" is 7 and obviously 7 y/o are rambunctious. I feel bad saying it, but I hate having her around LO. She screams constantly right in DD face, kisses her on the mouth when I'm not looking, touches gross things and then tries to touch LOs hands and face, and makes LOs understandable freak-out over this behavior ten times worse by screaming that "IT'S OKAY BABY" 2 inches from her face. I feel horribly being so frustrated at her because this little girl adores LO and I'm practically her role-model according to her, but I'm so tired of LO being upset every time we come over. The most annoying part is that "MIL" (and all of boyfriend's family) ignores the behavior even though I'm obviously uncomfortable with it and uncomfortable with telling their 7 y/o how to behave. I explain it to her nicely and she reacts well but doesn't get the drift. I don't know how to address this..
In addition to my previous MIL post, she said something really disturbing to me today...baby is in his fourth week in the NICU and she popped in for a visit. After I was done feeding him (she sat SO close that she was almost touching me face to face the entire time) she said she was leaving because "this (being his time in the NICU) is my time with him, and when he comes home it is her time with him"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT? I have not had any real time with him...he has been hooked up to so many machines that a nurse had helped with EVERYTHING. No no no no no...when he comes home I want to lock my little family up in the house to bond for a while. She knows no boundaries and has a key to our house...this is not going to go well - shit!
In addition to my previous MIL post, she said something really disturbing to me today...baby is in his fourth week in the NICU and she popped in for a visit. After I was done feeding him (she sat SO close that she was almost touching me face to face the entire time) she said she was leaving because "this (being his time in the NICU) is my time with him, and when he comes home it is her time with him"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT? I have not had any real time with him...he has been hooked up to so many machines that a nurse had helped with EVERYTHING. No no no no no...when he comes home I want to lock my little family up in the house to bond for a while. She knows no boundaries and has a key to our house...this is not going to go well - shit!
My mil is horrible as well. I posted about her at the start of this thread. She once took my DH'S keys without permission and made copies of our house keys. She would let herself in whenever she wanted when we were at work and rearrange our house to her liking. We ended up changing the locks on our house. It was hilarious the first time she tried getting into our house and her keys wouldn't work. She threw a temper tantrum wise than a 2 year old. She was never allowed to touch our keys again.
Ugh my MIL. Cannot stand her. Let me preface this by saying she wore a white dress to my wedding (it was def a bridal gown) and she didn't say goodbye to me at my own baby shower bc I hurt her feelings- so much freakin drama leading up to that.
Anyhoo, she has this god awful baby voice that she uses when she speaks to LO. It drives me absolutely nuts and I cringe and stifle a laugh every time she is over. She also doesn't ever use LO's name and only refers to him as "the baaaaaby". Ugh. I guess I shouldn't be surprised- she uses a baby voice when she talks to her 26 and 32 year old children too.
I don't know how DH turned out so normal. Thank god for that. She is just awful.
This baby has eaten every 2 hours during the day since day 1. My mother will NOT stop about "stretching her out to 3 hours". Every. Single. Time. "Well you all were eating every 3 hours and sleeping through the night from a month on..."
I'm pretty sure she thinks just because her children all survived childhood that she did everything right.
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My BIL and his girlfriend came to visit us about a week after DD was born. They brought their new puppy. Super cute. Anyway, puppy is young and teething. He grabbed one of my shoes and started biting it. She (BIL's gf) just laughed and didn't do anything to stop the dog. I had to say no no no and get up and go to where she was with the dog to get my shoe.
Fast forward to 15 minutes later, dogs hanging around my couch. She laughs and says "hehe sorry if he chews up your couch hehe" UM NO. Get your dog away from my freakimg furniture if you think he's gonna destroy it.
Listen, I get it. I have a dog myself but have some respect for other people's property.
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I am calling it a f***ing "pie" and that's all there is to it. Wtf even is "foofie"? Where tf does that even come from? At least "pie" sounds like "pacifier". ~X(
However, she has this 'quirk' that drives me nuts. I'm three weeks post partum with my 4th child (3rd passed away in utero). And she insists on making remarks about my body. I gained 50 pounds but have lost 35 already. I am feeling great, exercising and eating well however whenever she sees me, she makes remarks that just aren't conducive to anyone's well being.
It takes everything sometimes to not reply back with, 'I just had a baby. What's your excuse'?
"Gwandma, mama KNOWS how to take care of me, so back off, K?!"
My MIL is usually really nice. But, I've been pretty pissed off at her recently. She has more or less TOLD DH and I that we will need to stay and take care of their 2 small inside dogs while they go on vacation to the beach next week. We aren't going because, well, we are broke, and DD will only be a month this coming Sunday. Not only is this extremely inconvenient, since DH is on a 3rd shift schedule, we will be expected to let the two dogs sleep in the bed with us during this time Bc 'they are used to it'. No, a thousand times no. She doesn't consider that we are still adjusting to DD being here and get a routine worked out. Ughhhh. We co sleep with DD and I'm not going to worry the dogs will get in her face during the night. So, looks like I'll be sleeping on the couch for a week. Oh and we HAVE to stay even though DH's 23yr old sister will be there the entire time and fully able to watch/take care of the dogs. MIL thinks she will 'forget' to take care of them. @-)
Please just let me nap and be shirtless in peace.
I should not have to explain myself or apologize for doing my job as a mom. LO has been extremely fussy all day. I was trying to keep him from having a meltdown during preaching. I'm a very independent person and did not think to ask her for help (I didn't need it. I can handle my own child). Now, I have to feel guilty for not asking for help. I know this issue is minuscule compared to some of yours, but I needed to vent. It's like she expects me not to do anything for my own baby if she is around.
Also, I'm getting real tired of her constantly telling me to leave the baby with her for extended periods of time. She suggested DH and I get dinner and a movie and leave LO with her. Sure, yeah, I'd take you up on that offer IF you hadn't pushed yourself to be up and about so much that you BROKE YOUR EFFING FEET and now cannot really stand or walk. You can have all the snuggles in the world, Nana, while you're sitting down. But I'm going to leave my kid with you when you can't walk without support cause I know you will try to stand up from sitting with him in your arms, and there is no way you can safely put him down and pick him back up again once you are on your unsteady feet.
I love my mom and I'm real sad she is hurt, but I'm also real mad at her about it. Of course she couldn't help hurting herself (well, she could have not pushed herself, but that's a whole other thing) but she can help her behavior now that she is hurt... She just doesn't and keeps wanting to take risks for herself and with my son. :-w
As for the mil stuff. DD is suuuuuper colicky and essentially, if she's not sleeping, she's crying. MIL acts so stunned when I tell her to let her sleep when we're over there because if she's awake she's screaming. She woke her up the other day when we were there to "see her beautiful eyes". Wt actual F. Then she told me dd was hungry and I should try to feed her. Yeah lady, that doesn't work, she's not hungry yet. I tried anyway, she screamed bloody murder at my chest. Mil then told me I should be supplementing because she clearly can't get anything out....
Ugh.
First- The lady legit had an emotional outburst because we didn't want anyone at the hospital waiting for LO to be born- she and her daughter totally ganged up on me and were telling me how it's not just about 'the three of us' and took to Pinterest to pin quotes about how when a baby is born so is a grandma and how it's time to get over yourself, ect...well now they have been visiting for a month and I'm about ready to hang myself. She comes over all the time hogs the baby all while making rude remarks and telling me how her daughter does xy and z and she is soo good at a, b and c. I don't see how any of it is helpful or necessary and as a first time mom, struggle enough with feeling inadequate without being compared to another mom.They are only supposed to be here an hour everyday and this week, their last week, they have just made it a free for all. I'm so over having them here.
But now onto my rant,she has only seen DS three times in his 6 weeks of life. She is holding him and she proceeds to look at his hands... The she puts his fingers in her mouth. Like lady WTF are you doing?
A) he is my son and his nails were just cut!
C) she doesn't respect me as a person, her daughter in law nor his mother!
D) and... She never feels she has to talk English when we are here. She is the only one other than my husband who speak Spanish.
I'm overwhelmed right now with emotions just because of us moving away so far but damnit this woman has been on my last nerves since I married her son. She doesn't respect boundaries by any means
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I can relate to this too!! And to add insult to injury, I get comments like " WOW! he cries a lot!" And "maybe he's tired"...maybe he is, but can we let him burp first? Poor little guy.
The most recent annoyance was when she wouldn't give LO back to me so I could feed him! She just looked at me like I was trying to take him to be mean. Wtf.
I think my hormones are just getting to me...
Um... i'm pretty sure my 7 week old infant is not quick to anger... He cries to indicate he has an unmet need like every other baby on the planet. Please don't make negative personality trait attributions about my perfectly normal baby who has a great temperament so far. K thanks.
I agree that it's annoying, and just realyl weird, but I wouldn't just "tell her no." Was she asking for permission? I wouldn't presume to tell some what she can and cannot do with her own body.
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"You are so funny!! I have done lots with 3 fussy/hungry babies before! Linda and I actually did the zoo with all 3 kids screaming!! LOL!"
Congratulations??? I am going to do my best to keep my infant from screaming her heads off.
He also just said, "call me first when you need a babysitter" when last time he was here he had a coughing attack and almost passed out. He said it happens sometimes. DH said it happened when they were in the car once. DH had to reach over to the drivers side and push the brakes. AND ALSO, he had a drinking problem and the first thing he does when he comes over is ask for a beer. He dogsat when we were in the hospital and my mom said when she came back to my apartment the next day the garbage was full of beer cans. Even DH was like, "yeah he can babysit, IF WE'RE HOME!"
How do I tell him no?? Or do I just keep playing it off?
I agree that it's annoying, and just realyl weird, but I wouldn't just "tell her no." Was she asking for permission? I wouldn't presume to tell some what she can and cannot do with her own body.
She was just like "oh my gosh guess what I'm going to do?! Get a tattoo of blakes foot! Isn't that cute?!!!"
I just kind of made a joke about it and asked what she is going to do if she has like 10 grandchildren, is she going to get all of their feet? That's going to cause a jealousy issue. She has 3 boys and this is the first grandchild. She changed the subject so maybe she got the pointed that I wasn't as excited as she was. Hopefully?
She's always referring to him as her baby which also annoys me. Can't wait for her to come visit next weekend :^o
Anyhoo, she has this god awful baby voice that she uses when she speaks to LO. It drives me absolutely nuts and I cringe and stifle a laugh every time she is over. She also doesn't ever use LO's name and only refers to him as "the baaaaaby". Ugh. I guess I shouldn't be surprised- she uses a baby voice when she talks to her 26 and 32 year old children too.
I don't know how DH turned out so normal. Thank god for that. She is just awful.
I'm pretty sure she thinks just because her children all survived childhood that she did everything right.