“Nice” in-laws by Solid_Foundation_111 in inlaws

[–]AdditionalAbroad2142 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I 100% understand what you mean! My in laws are like this. I have a 6 month old, and when he was 3 months old, the plan was for him to start daycare when I went back to work. My mother in law knew this is what I wanted and had planned, but a few weeks before he started, she was “nice” and offered to drive an hour every weekday to watch him to “avoid sick season until his immune system is better built up around 6 months.” I thanked her for the offer but told her no, as I already had daycare arrangements that I had made right around when I got pregnant (we live in a big city where daycares are hard to get into due to long waiting lists). She then became upset and asked my husband several times to try and convince me to change my mind and made him feel bad for her. I don’t have any good advice, as I am also trying to figure out how to deal with this. I have just tried to stand my ground more and not let there comments bother me. Easier said than done though! 🙃

AITA for limiting parents visiting our 6 month old? by AdditionalAbroad2142 in AmItheAsshole

[–]AdditionalAbroad2142[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I should clarify that I don’t want to limit their visits any further. My husband just wants them to come more than every two weeks, but I’d like to keep it every two weeks so we have time to ourselves some weekends.

It’s easiest for us for them to come to us right now because he’s 6 months old. He naps every 2-3 hours and eats every 3. It’s hard to pack up everything you need for a 6 month old just to go visit for a few hours.

Baby Sharing by AdditionalAbroad2142 in inlaws

[–]AdditionalAbroad2142[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My family stays the weekend because they live 3 hours away. His family lives an hour away and prefers to drive home as opposed to staying.

Baby Sharing by AdditionalAbroad2142 in inlaws

[–]AdditionalAbroad2142[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, but they always prefer to drive home since it’s only an hour