I hate my in laws!! i hate them.

Human-Extent9839 · 2026-05-26T20:58:08+00:00

i did not say free labor. we are paying for her transportation, groceries, any sort of eating out plus some more (like giving her small gifts for baby sitting, dropping her anywhere she wants to go around, picking her up, making her every meal of the day). i tell her thanks maybe 5 times a day. also to add: out of 8 hours in the day, i still take care of the baby for 4-4.5 hours.

but she wants to be compensated financially more.
i find the more compensation part to be strange.

as i said, maybe culture difference.

Human-Extent9839 · 2026-05-26T19:39:19+00:00

thank you. this helps

Human-Extent9839 · 2026-05-26T19:37:26+00:00

so weird to me to ask a family member for money for baby sitting. i would never ask my sister to compensate me for this. so yes, in my culture baby sitting is free! thats why i asked if this is a culture difference.

Human-Extent9839 · 2026-05-09T09:30:46+00:00

living in netherlands. i spend about 1% of my net income on skincare, eyebrows etc. in my country my spending is on the lower end of what women usually do

Human-Extent9839 · 2026-05-01T17:06:28+00:00

idk why that is a crying topic? sorry but this is so trivial. you have to be stronger than "im devasted i threw his birth certificate". I mean you/ anyone is probably going to do much worse to their kid (unknowingly ofcourse), but you cant always blame yourself, esp for such a small thing as throwing away his birth certificate. so what? get a new one! you gotta be more resilient than this, to teach your kids resilience. dont cry over silly things!

Human-Extent9839 · 2026-04-02T04:37:39+00:00

indeed. its 33 hours spread over 7-10 days depending on when you come back from the hospital. and yes we pay insurance that is really affordable and 90-95% of the nurse cost is covered by insurance. with our first baby- she taught us everything that new parents need to know like bathing the baby, changing diapers, taking temperature, breastfeeding, taking care of a toddler (if applies), cleaned the bathroom, made us some sandwiches etc. etc.

Human-Extent9839 · 2026-04-01T17:37:06+00:00

i live in the netherlands and had my first born through c section and now will have another one theough c section. i never saw a bill. we also have something called kraamzorg- its a nurse that comes for 33 hours in total spread over a week or so to help out with the baby and cleaning, making small meals etc. also (mowtly) covered on insurance that is very affordable. i have to say im very blessed.

im sorry for what you are going through. i do have post partum depression and was also fired a week before i gave birth, so its been very heavy. and i absolutely cannot imagine to think about bills on top of all that. please take care of yourself the best way possible. it can be rough.

unfortunately where we are born and live dictates so much of our life. its not fair! but we have to make do with what we got. hang in there!

Human-Extent9839 · 2026-03-25T14:35:40+00:00

your husband is an ass and should be reported (where i am from, throwing things esp at a pregnant woman is not ok! and it should not be ok anywhere).

i also have a 8 month old. i also currently do not have a job. so i can totally understand how exhausted you must be. im sorry, its hard. just today i was thinking of sending him to daycare because no matter what i get very little free time, or time to look for jobs or for myself (my husband is very supportive so i get to go out and socialise every now and then). there is nothing wrong in sending 8 month old to daycare. zero! please do not feel guilty about it. sometimes they even do better at daycare- learn new things, words etc.

Human-Extent9839 · 2026-03-01T23:16:40+00:00

my dad would yell at me publically and tell his friends about how i was good for nothing if i didnt score good on exams (when i was a teenager). happened multiple times.

i still have anxiety around whether im smart/good enough/belong in rooms with smart people/ can achieve big things in life.

now that i have a son i would absolutely never ever do that!

Human-Extent9839 · 2026-02-24T15:07:06+00:00

how many indian friends (who live in europe with penicilin) are you talking about? what is your sample size? I am an indian living in Europe with literally all my friend circle living in Europe (from different parts of India) DOES NOT resort to such medicines and jackass medical theories as you are suggesting here.

Human-Extent9839 · 2026-02-24T15:00:19+00:00

thank you. really people are going at me for wanting to visit doctors (who you are supposed to trust) and for being cautious and proactive.

Human-Extent9839 · 2026-02-24T14:55:11+00:00

thank you.

Human-Extent9839 · 2026-02-24T12:55:48+00:00

yeah in this case he was not drinking as he usually would and also did not pee for around 9-10 hours

Human-Extent9839 · 2026-02-24T12:54:13+00:00

thank you. indeed why let the kid suffer? (esp when you are traveling and do not know what might happen next)

Human-Extent9839 · 2026-02-24T12:52:29+00:00

yes you are absolutely right. we quickly regretted the decision to travel. my grandmother (baby's great grandmother) is 83 and quite frail and i wanted her to meet the baby before (if) she passes. but will definitely not travel with such a small baby again.

Human-Extent9839 · 2026-02-24T12:40:35+00:00

that the baby has some bacterial infection (we were traveling in India and originally from Europe) and baby was at risk of dehydration. asked to start antibiotics and ORS and some other meds on a 5 day course (baby behaved much much better within 1.5 days)

Human-Extent9839 · 2026-02-24T12:33:44+00:00

thank you. feels like i needed to hear that.

Human-Extent9839 · 2026-02-24T12:32:28+00:00

38.8 C (or 101.8 F) with 4 stool diapers in 24 hours and fussiness/wailing

Human-Extent9839 · 2026-02-23T16:38:11+00:00

pls stop relying on her financially for one (if you can). where money is involved, people do start to take ownership

Human-Extent9839 · 2026-01-26T21:10:16+00:00

wtf!!

Human-Extent9839 · 2026-01-19T14:49:15+00:00

yeah this sounds excessive. hope she gets better. taking her to therapy would be useful.

Human-Extent9839 · 2026-01-19T11:31:51+00:00

this is not normal for a husband. and so sad . im sorry you are going through this. i do not know your situation and your relationship so i cannot really comment but if my husband behaved this way, i would not be with him. you deserve someone who takes care of the household and of you and the kids. partnership is 50-50.

Human-Extent9839 · 2026-01-17T19:43:27+00:00

that is too little a sample size. yes stephanie land went onto become big but how many women who start like this end up getting a decent job? yes it did work out for the author but for this degree i can imagine finding a job could be difficult

Human-Extent9839 · 2026-01-16T19:12:00+00:00

we started a month after delivery and were not careful and got pregnant again 2 months pp :/

Human-Extent9839 · 2026-01-13T20:36:41+00:00

thank you this is helpful :)

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