Limit what information you give her and don't plan to use her for childcare. It was the luck of the draw and anyone who has issues with it needs to get over themselves. So I brushed it off because hey, she’s been pretty normal and usually super kind (to me, my husband has had issues) in the past. Right now I'd be putting her in a LONG time out - no pregnancy updates, no scan pictures, no info about appointments or due dates or even which hospital you'll be at. Even if she was right (which i trust your judgement more than her manipulation any day. That was a mask, and the mask slipped when you shared the news about the name. My DH knew his family ‘weren’t right’, but it took for things to get so much worse before we both recognised they were abusive. It needs sleep to heal. None of that stuff is an excuse for her ugliness towards your wife.
By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. Sleep is great for us. We’ve been close for years. My mom called her daily to check to see if I was actually breastfeeding. Baby arrives, everyone is good, and MIL had permission to send an update & pic to the family while we’re getting settled.
As for MIL, talk to your husband so you know where he stands and that you're both on the same page that his mom's behavior is highly inappropriate and she's being a selfish twat about the whole thing. Alphabet Song for Jamel (Jamil) by Personalized Kid Music from the Album Friendly Songs - Personalized For Jamel, Blessing for Jamel (Jamil) by Personalized Kid Music from the Album Jamel, Let's Sing For Jesus, Jaha and Jamil Went Down the Hill: An African Mother Goose by Virginia Kroll and Katherine Roundtree (Feb 1, 1995), Die … Also the abortion comment is completely unnecessary. And you're reminded of it every time you have to have anything to do with your JNM. Not BEC, that’s straight up awful. I had a really tough time and wasn’t producing, so I decided to switch to formula because the anxiety and depression of not being able to was taking over my life. After all, if she reacted like that in front of everyone else and ruined your moment and then persisted in going on about it how long would it be before she starts making comments to DS about how 'no one' liked his name and 'everyone' wanted him to be a girl - because if she can't keep that in now then she won't be able to keep it in in future. My prescription for you, mama, is info diet for eternity and grey rocking like a Jedi master. So I thought it had resolved itself. Is what it is.
Also your MIL is a moron. To be notified as soon as throwawaybeansnrice posts an update click ^here. The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. I'm botinlaw. I help people follow your posts! I thought it was super weird and uncomfortable, but we were zoom broadcasting the whole thing and I didn’t want to make an even bigger scene than she was already making. Did she not have a girl and always wanted one? She’s not used to it. If your only advice is to jump straight to NC or divorce, your comment may be subject to removal at moderator discretion. And the name thing is always an issue with people. I’m glad everything’s worked out in the end! If you keep stomping on my foot, and I ask you to get your foot off my foot, and that hurts your feelings, maybe I'm sorry your feelings are hurt but you still need to get your foot off mine and keep it off. She's far too involved with this and you DH needs to lay down the law over this and tell her that SHE doesn't get a say in anything, she doesn't even get an opinion over the name, that her comments about the gender were disgusting and inappropriate and how her actions on the zoom call and through the night afterwards upset both of you to the point that you both have to think long and hard about whether you are even going to allow her access to your child. Grow more hair on the spot? Lots and lots of people and they all agree with me," or "So-and-so wants things a certain way" When in reality she might have talked to one or two other people who may or may not have agreed with her, or no one at all and was just saying that to pressure me to doing what she wants while making it seem like it's not her, it's other people. At the end of the day, regardless of whether someone is a justno or justyes, we all need to be able to say No and set boundaries and have those boundaries be respected.
Does she? If your husband has “had issues” with his mother, take that into consideration. In my defence he didn’t tell me the full story. I almost dropped a bunch of friends--along with her--because of her lying that other people were agreeing with her and me feeling so hurt that my friends would gossip behind my back like that without addressing things with me. She screamed that your gender/name reveal - is she always so dramatic and attention seeking to the point where she needs to ruin your moment to make it about her, Also, why did she keep insisting that people were 'disapointed' that it was a boy and that they wanted a girl, what does she expect you to do about it - terminate in the hopes you'll get a girl next time to appease her, which she can name whatever she likes.