This is going to be long...
DS3, 1 is looked after by MIL while I work, hegoes to nursery in the morning where she works then she has him in the afternoons.
Last night when we went to pick him up DS1 sat down to play his DS. SIL and her two children live with MIL. Nephew sat down to play DS with DS1, they were playing nicely for about 10 minutes.
SIL said kids get outside, its sunny out there. DP said leave them alone they are playing nice. SIL says No they can play outside, they aren't festering away all day when its nice outside. She then turns to me (dp is his step father) and says you are just a lazy parent letting him play the ds so you don't have to deal with him. He will never learn any social skills like that.
I replied that he had been in holiday club socialising all day so if he wanted to play his ds for awhile afterwards, well thats the point of buying for him, so he can. She started again calling me lazy and a rubbish parent.
I replied, well you parent your way and I will parent mine. considering I hadn't even opened my mouth about letting him stay inside or play outside (that was all dp) I think I was very restrained in my reply.
When I went to drop off ds3 with MIL (who wasn't there for the original argument) this morning she gave me a torrent of abuse and said if I want to parent my kids my way then I can do it in my own house and if I ever say anything like that again I can "take my fucking kids and fuck off" She also said that obviously I am telling DP what to say because he can't think for himself.
so would I be unreasonable to change my childcare arrangements so that I don't have to deal with either of these women again!!
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NachoAddict · 30/07/2013 20:57
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