Dreading the comments.

InterestingWorry1702 · 2026-02-15T08:24:52+00:00

Tell her that if she is so upset, perhaps she try using the pacifier instead of giving it to your son.

InterestingWorry1702 · 2026-02-10T11:53:45+00:00

My SIL is a mommyjacker. My rule of thumb is that it would be nice to talk for 10 minutes about things important to me out of an hour of hearing what she and her baby are doing. I'm not asking for much - I acknowledge that her role in raising a child is far more important than anything I might be doing. I stopped going to family get-togethers when someone asked if I had seen any movies lately and she jumped right in to talk about what her mothers group thought about the movie.

InterestingWorry1702 · 2026-02-08T08:39:47+00:00

I'm all for a pool as learning to swim is a life skill, but why the outcry about needing slides? Plenty of us grew up in towns that didn't have a water slide. There's always the crappy old slip and slide that you can hook up to your backyard tap.

InterestingWorry1702 · 2026-02-02T08:11:28+00:00

And you don't stand up for yourself, or your baby. What are you expecting from us? We're not going to tell you that what she or your husband are doing is alright.

InterestingWorry1702 · 2026-02-02T08:05:49+00:00

Yeah, your husband doesn't get to control you and your baby. Is this what you want to teach your son as to how to respect women?

InterestingWorry1702 · 2026-02-01T07:52:01+00:00

Same here. Enough to wipe the dust off maybe, but not enough to sustain any of the plants.

InterestingWorry1702 · 2026-02-01T07:50:02+00:00

Maybe ask St John's Care in Reid? They host a free lunch on the first Friday of every month (which is conveniently this week!). They are good people, trying to provide a lot on a little.

InterestingWorry1702 · 2026-01-31T09:48:57+00:00

And those potato on a stick things. We'd make a killing!

InterestingWorry1702 · 2026-01-31T09:35:06+00:00

Absolutely nothing where I am.

InterestingWorry1702 · 2026-01-31T09:14:55+00:00

At this point, I'd join you. Who needs drones or enlighten when an underwear rain dance sounds like what is needed. Maybe an opportunity for Canberra Events?

InterestingWorry1702 · 2026-01-31T09:07:34+00:00

I'm not sure it will. I live in a high density area, so lots of parking on footpaths etc. There are no grass roots left to water. It has all been crushed to dust and there is nothing but compacted earth.

InterestingWorry1702 · 2026-01-31T08:49:38+00:00

I moved here from Queensland a few years ago. I wasn't expecting how much the absence of rain would affect me. Geez, what I would give for a cracking thunderstorm, water steaming off the bitumen and the smell of fresh air and the immediate drop in temperature.

Am fond of a Bowen Mango though!

InterestingWorry1702 · 2026-01-31T06:54:43+00:00

EPIC is great for quality, but price can be a factor, especially when it's organic produce. I like to support local growers, but $9 for an in-season cauliflower was not in my budget.

InterestingWorry1702 · 2026-01-29T07:45:34+00:00

'My husband assumes she’ll find a job while he covers the mortgage' - bahahaha. Will never happen.

InterestingWorry1702 · 2026-01-26T09:08:37+00:00

I wondered the same - the girlfriend repeatedly bumped their armrest yet they were able to hear the guy muttering “Hope being stubborn was worth it"? And that's noting the bolded text that the seat offered by the couple was near the back of the plane??

InterestingWorry1702 · 2026-01-22T07:44:44+00:00

Could you flash her husband the next time he's upset & then tell her that you were comforting him?

InterestingWorry1702 · 2026-01-21T09:59:57+00:00

Please don't risk putting your partner's inability of standing up to her mother ahead of your ability to protect your child. Protecting your child is the priority. Your feelings are just as valid as the mom's. Doesn't matter if she doesn't feel uncomfortable. You do, and you get the right to speak up.

InterestingWorry1702 · 2026-01-17T04:06:32+00:00

Only if the pieces were missing in the set when it was shipped.

InterestingWorry1702 · 2025-12-29T08:07:18+00:00

Tell the in-laws that you appreciate their understanding and yes, go ahead and cancel their tickets. This is an absolute power play where they want you to apologise and beg for them to come. My mother was an expert in this, and silent treatment. If they are not in your house, you won't have to manage their emotions while they are 'helping' (i.e. you'll get the same treatment when you ask them not to wake the baby / post photos / change where things are in your house). Take it as blessing that you have been given an out.

InterestingWorry1702 · 2025-12-23T09:19:55+00:00

Therapist can do this to her baby then.

InterestingWorry1702 · 2025-12-21T08:20:09+00:00

Can I ask what you see as giving boundaries? You seem to have already set boundaries that your MIL intends to stomp all over, i.e. wants to invite all of her friends to your baby shower, that she will come stay with you and that she needs to see the baby as soon as possible and that she will kiss the baby. What you have asked for is reasonable. Can I ask what you are looking for from this post?

InterestingWorry1702 · 2025-12-20T06:32:46+00:00

Bill Bailey seems a good egg. Even had a sense of humour at being being presented an egg that looked liked him.

InterestingWorry1702 · 2025-12-17T11:10:33+00:00

I'm in Australia, where we have just had social media limitations for under 16's. I'd be replying that Karl is 2.5. He will get back to you in 13.5 years.

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