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AIBU to think my MIL should stop commenting on my parenting?

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DearDog96 · 12/04/2026 23:09

DD turned 4 last month and is our only child (6 months pregnant with baby no. 2). She’s still not potty trained after several attempts, and after the most recent one in January we decided to go back to nappies for a bit to reset things and hopefully try again soon. She also still uses a dummy, mainly at night or at home when relaxing - we rarely let her use it when out and about, and has a bottle of milk at might to fall asleep with. I’ll admit we’ve probably babied her more than we should and been too lenient, but we’ll work on potty training once the weather improves and the dummy and bottle will hopefully go after that (one battle at once and all!). Her dentist has said her teeth are fine so far, so no immediate concerns over that. Over Easter the in-laws were visiting and my MIL kept making comments at DD, telling her she’s too old for nappies, dummies etc. and she’s gonna get bullied when she starts school in September.

I fully plan on having all these things solved in time for school, plus the world is a different place now compared to when she had her kids. AIBU to think she should just keep her nose out and let me parent how I want to

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Knotgrass · 12/04/2026 23:15

Annoying, sure, but I imagine she’s concerned about your DD’s development, either a new baby coming soon and school not long after.

ToKittyornottoKitty · 12/04/2026 23:15

Your MIL is correct and it won’t do any of you any harm to hear it.

Unexpectedlysinglemum · 12/04/2026 23:15

She’s very behind, and from your mil perspective if you didn’t sort this at 2 or 3 or 4 why will you be able to sort this at. 4 1/2? The book oh crap potty training worked very well for my son. The older she gets the harder. You need to take a week off work and boot camp this.

mrsstewpot · 12/04/2026 23:14

Yikes! Sorry, but unless there are any developmental issues at play here, you really need to pull your finger out! Aside from anything else, you will want to get this sorted well before baby comes along.

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