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MIL & SIL not including me on ‘cousins day out’

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LeftoutDIL · 15/12/2025 20:42

This probably sounds really petty but I’m just sick of MIL & SIL going out their way to not include me.

Mil has just messaged me saying her and SIL are arranging a cousins day out with SILs daughter and my daughter (who is 1) so they can ‘bond’ and basically made it clear that im not invited. AIBU to think it’s rude not to include me as well?!

I’m obviously not expecting to muscle in on their mother and daughter bond but in the context of DD and DN I thought they might have tried to include me. Every time there are family events, MIL & SIL just totally monopolize the little ones, taking endless photos of themselves with them and never including me, or even letting me hold DN!

When DD was 2 weeks old, I went to SIL’a baby shower and MIL & SIL along with the rest of their female relatives spent the whole time taking group photos of themselves with DD and never once asked me as her mother to be in them so I suppose the writing was on the wall that I was merely a vessel in their view.

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KnewYearKnewMe · 15/12/2025 20:45

Jeez - the cheek of them.

hard no from me.

Satisfiedkitty · 15/12/2025 20:44

She's your daughter, she stays with you. I wouldn't even entertain it for a second.

KilkennyCats · 15/12/2025 20:44

How have they made it plain they’ll be taking your daughter out without you?

Cat1504 · 15/12/2025 20:44

Just say no

Treylime · 15/12/2025 20:44

Why do they assume they can take your 1 year old out without you?

Phylllis · 15/12/2025 20:43

Oh dear, you have plans that day.