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AIBU?

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To be annoyed with MIL

29 replies

Flybygirly29 · 03/10/2016 17:55

So this weekend was my youngest a Christening and I managed to successfully avoid my MIL for most of it!

She's a horrible woman who does her passive aggressive best to cause trouble!

But next weekend me and the other half are having our first weekend away together in 2.5years without the girls. My mum brought us tickets to a show and an overnight stay! Awesome! I wanted to then ask my mum to look after the girls but OH said it was his mums turn. So I said fine

Back to this weekend. She was overheard by one of my friends saying that my eldest was to young to tell tales so she's brought a load of cakes and sweets and fizzy pop for them (my girls are 2.5 and 8 months) and it doesn't matter because I would never find out. She also said it wouldn't matter if she kept them up all night as again I'd never know.

Thing is I would know because my eldest would tell me even if she didn't know she was "telling tales" and my youngest has a egg allergy that makes her blow up like a balloon so now I'm even more worried about leaving them as we're still waiting for the allergy appointment so there's currently not a scrap of egg in the house and she knows this!!

AIBU or is it just my hatred of my MIL clouding my judgement!!

OP posts:
sandragreen · 03/10/2016 21:02

How come DH gets to be the boss of what happens? Tell him no - you won't enjoy yourself because you will be worried sick about the DC. Either they go to your mum or he can go away alone.

You are a few steps away from not having a MIL problem and having a DH problem I fear..........

ollieplimsoles · 03/10/2016 21:14

Your dh wont talk to his mother properly about it.

Just because they are the grandparents doesn't mean they are automatically entitled to a 'turn' with your children op, your dc are not toys.

I would not leave my DD with anyone I didn't totally trust.

Tbh, even without what your friend has said I wouldn't leave the dc with her.

RabbitsNap01 · 03/10/2016 21:19

Goodness, how could you even feed an 8 month old baby that sort of crap food without worrying about them choking? Dangerous and batshit crazy. Even 2.5 is too young for that sort of junk. What's wrong with her? No way on earth would my dc be staying over.

sausagefest · 03/10/2016 21:24

Don't take any risks about a food allergy. If Mil isn't completely on board I wouldn't consider it.

I don't want to scare you but food allergies can be very serious, even fatal.

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