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My son (19 months) and my parents have a great relationship - but we've just been on holiday for a week with them and they have driven me nuts!
They are always after my son's attention and feel like they have to play with him and muck around with him 100% of the time. Sounds okay but it was really beginning to grate on me. It's like they can't act or talk like adults when he is around.
I know this may sound good but it's driven me bonkers as: my son can't concentrate on anything, like eating food, when they are around as they are always distracting him, his behaviour gets worse as they give him anything and everything and never say no; and, worse of all, it makes me and my husband feel totally unloved!
It's like we're not in the room when my parents are there. My dad in particular is always interrupting when myself or my husband are speaking to my son, he is always wanting to me the focus of my son's attention. My dad also calls ds "my boy" which drives me nuts.
It got so bad that I'm considering cutting down the amount of time my parents see my son (currently once a fortnight) and I've said so my husband that if I ever suggest going on holiday with them again that he can SHOOT ME IN THE HEAD!! phew.
Rant over.
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Gargula · 13/07/2009 12:11
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