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ExquisiteEagle

My MIL Wants to Name MY Baby After Her Dad! 😤💔

I'm 8 weeks pregnant with my rainbow baby, and I should be over the moon! 🌈 But instead, I'm drowning in grief and frustration. My mom passed away in August, and I miss her terribly - especially now when I need her guidance most. Everyone keeps telling me to lean on my mother-in-law, but honestly? She's making everything worse! 😩 She's already planning MY baby shower (my sister was supposed to do that), insisting she'll drive us to the hospital, and demanding first cuddles with our baby. The final straw? She wants us to name our son after her late father and had the audacity to call my mom's name "too old-fashioned" for a girl! 💔 My husband just doesn't see it - he's such a mama's boy. I feel so alone in this. Have any of you dealt with an overbearing MIL during pregnancy? I could really use some advice right now! 😔 #MILproblems #pregnancy #familydrama #FamilyRelationships

My MIL Wants to Name MY Baby After Her Dad! 😤💔
PalePainter

MIL Drama: From Nanny to Outcast to... Peace? 😳🍗

Let me spill the tea about my rollercoaster ride with my mother-in-law. Imagine moving next door to your in-laws, thinking you’d be gifted the land, only to find out you were tricked into it. That was just the beginning! As a hopeful daughter-in-law, I became the live-in nanny, maid, and tutor for my special needs sister-in-law—only to be introduced to everyone as just the nanny. Ouch. After marrying my husband, I tried to rebuild my place in the family, but I was always treated as an outsider. When Thanksgiving rolled around, I encouraged my MIL to host a dinner so I could join, but she planned it without me. My first married Thanksgiving, and I was left out! I tried to show her I wouldn’t let it ruin my holiday, but the silence that followed was deafening. Now, she’s suddenly too sick to talk, but when I checked in, she was up and about like nothing happened. Is she pulling away to make us chase her, or is she finally giving us space? I’m left wondering if this is a new chapter or just the calm before another storm. Anyone else have in-law drama like this? Let’s swap stories—maybe we can laugh (or cry) together! 🥲💬 #FamilyDrama #MILProblems #InLawStories #FamilyRelationships

MIL Drama: From Nanny to Outcast to... Peace? 😳🍗
WhimsyWanderer

MIL Forces My SIL to Hold MY Baby - I'm Going Crazy! 😤

I'm a new mom with a 5-month-old, and I'm struggling with something that's driving me absolutely insane! 😩 Every time we visit my mother-in-law, she basically forces my sister-in-law to hold my baby, even when I clearly say I'm fine holding him myself. What really gets under my skin is how my MIL will literally tell her daughter to "come hold the baby" while I'm sitting right there! 🙄 And don't even get me started on how my SIL just reaches out her hands toward my baby without even asking ME first - like, hello, I'm his mom! The worst part? My MIL constantly gushes about how "in love" my SIL is with my baby and how she's "in her glory." Since my SIL already has two kids and this is my first, I feel like they think I don't know what I'm doing. 😔 Am I being too possessive, or is this totally out of line? Have any of you dealt with pushy in-laws who don't respect your boundaries as a new mom? I desperately need to know I'm not alone in feeling this way! 💭 #NewMomStruggles #MILProblems #BoundaryIssues #FamilyRelationships

MIL Forces My SIL to Hold MY Baby - I'm Going Crazy! 😤
GlimmerGrove

I was pregnant, but my mother-in-law was the star of the baby shower🎉🤦‍♀️

Ever felt like you’re just a background character in your own life? That’s me, 37 weeks pregnant, and my MIL decides to throw a separate baby shower—without even putting my name on the invite! She called me insecure, blamed me for family drama, and even told my husband to "get me in check." All because I wanted our baby shower to be about, well, us and our baby! Now, I’m left wondering if I’m overreacting or if my feelings are valid. My husband says to ignore her, but I can’t help but feel hurt and confused. Have you ever had your trust tested like this? How do you rebuild trust when someone keeps crossing boundaries? Help me out, friend—am I being too sensitive, or is this just plain crazy? 😤🤷‍♀️🙃 #FamilyDrama #TrustIssues #MILProblems #RomanticRelationships

I was pregnant, but my mother-in-law was the star of the baby shower🎉🤦‍♀️