We told our families we were expecting our first child mid march, Since then my MIL has been to see me once and another time I have had to go to her house to see visiting relatives. Other than this, I have received no communication from her, not even a text asking how everything is going (she lives 5 mins away and works p/t hours)
Don't get me wrong, I actually don't mind it, she isn't the most maternal person in the word- My husband agrees. She is very opinionated and disagrees with everything I say, not in an argumentative way but I can tell she would laugh off my opinions to others when I leave. I.E- me mentioning I'm going to buy baby essentials from a decent department store so they wash well and I can keep for next one- this was then bought up by another of his family members insinuating they had discussed my 'snobby' attitude!!
My friend will be throwing me a 'suprise' baby shower and asked if she should invite her, obviously I said yes (my mother isnt really a fan of her opinions either and my friends are a lot more gutsy than me, so good luck to her if she starts bringing her opinions up in front of them) I do think it would be rather cheeky of her to come along, if she hasn't bothered contacting me before then- I am making a point not to make the effort.
What do you think? I am overreacting, should MIL drop the occasional text to see how things are progressing? Or am I just sensative?
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ilovemulberry · 13/06/2013 12:19
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