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SIL being weird?

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FirstMumToBe · 06/11/2017 11:55

I have been with my OH for just under 2 years, I am 5 months pregnant and we live together in his 2 bed apartment with no intention of moving elsewhere in the immediate future as we seem this to fit our needs.
My OH and his brother have always been close and we have always gone on holidays with his brother and his GF and we were all quite close!

However since I announced the pregnancy it's all gone up in the air. As me and OH we're at first discussing our options, although I made it clear from day 1 getting an abortion wasn't something I was comfortable doing. At first OH was up for keeping the baby and had the mindset of 'is there ever a right time to have a baby?' although after speaking to his brother he did a complete 180!! I said I didn't want an abortion but his brother showed him the BPAS website and told him they have been to these before but they also discuss financial situations with couples. OH sent this link to me and I was fuming, I rang to double check whether or not they discuss family finances as he said and they just said no they organise and carry out abortions.
After a discussion as a couple we decided we were happy and wanted to carry on with the pregnancy.

Since this OH's SIL has said to me that if she got pregnant now it would look like she is copying us they have never mentioned about trying for a baby as they live apart Hmm and will avoid us at all costs, if we're at his mums and she's there she will go and sit in another room, she is constantly slagging us off about how good of a childhood the baby will have growing up in an apartment to my OH!! Also how will I be able to cope financially?? the list goes on...

I don't know what to do, I am pulling my hair out at the thought of constantly being on edge and once my baby is here being called out or having people nit pick on how I am doing as a parent!

I am not confrontational at all, and hate all that. I am just guessing I needed to rant and wanted not to drip feed any information!
Is it just me or is she being weird?!

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FirstMumToBe · 27/11/2017 14:07

@AnnabellaH I am in my early 20s!
I feel awful about not being happy for them, but I can't help it.

I am more than happy to raise my baby in the apartment, it will have it's own room and we're on the bottom floor so no struggle. I guess I'm just abit pissed off with it all, and can't really speak to OH as he doesn't really understand what is up with it and I feel like I'm just moaning about nothing!

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Motoko · 27/11/2017 14:11

Wow, there's low, but trying to get you to have an abortion just so that they had the first grandchild, is a whole other level of low.
And then to suggest you and your mum do their childcare!

I agree with everyone else, just try to keep your distance, but if your OH can't stand up to his brother, expect them to cause more problems in the future.

CuriousaboutSamphire · 27/11/2017 16:44

Minerva you missed the crossed out word! stalk

Yes, it was a joke Smile

Eliza9917 · 27/11/2017 16:56

Its probably jealousy and they've been trying with no luck.

Also is it the first baby in the family? Sounds like she might have wanted to have the first one if so.

Disgraceful to try and talk your DH into an abortion though.

mishfish · 27/11/2017 18:12

Have they asked your partners mum to do childcare? I think they were pissed off as they were hoping to have first dibs on free granny childcare.

FirstMumToBe · 28/11/2017 08:53

My partner's mum can't do childcare due to her age and work commitments.. whereas my mum and step dad are rather well off, my step dads business has just been sold and my mum has just gone back to work (part time) after being a SAHM. She has offered to help with childcare.. so that is our plan, we'll try and work around that!

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MinervaSaidThar · 28/11/2017 09:18

And your SIL and BIL thought they could use your mum for childcare? After basically encouraging you to have an abortion so theirs would be the first grandchild?

That's just evil. I wouldn't want to ever see these people again.

midnightmisssuki · 28/11/2017 09:22

we were raised in a two bedroom apartment and we were just fine - there was thres of us, plus my parents, plus my grandparents and an unmarried uncle. We were happy - it was great.

Your SIL is being an idiot and sounds jealous. I would speak to BF and let him know how you feel about it. He needs to support you here, not his brother.

Cornettoninja · 28/11/2017 09:49

I'd be careful running away with your own narrative here.

Don't get me wrong I'd be ruffled in your shoes but are you 100% that your dp didn't express doubts to his brother and all that followed was the result of an attempt at support?

Ultimately it's really lovely to have cousins so close in age. I'd be letting myself vent to a neutral party (MN! Grin) but now you are all family forvever like it or lump it; do you really want it to be an on-going battle?

Treat their ridiculous comments as just that and laugh heartily as you put them right. Don't get sucked into a feud, especially with a newborn, it's too much emotional energy wasted on complete bollocks tbh.

From the sounds of it there will be plenty of run ins you'll be in possession of the full facts of in the future if they're as bonkers as you say.

FirstMumToBe · 28/11/2017 10:11

Its not that I am ruffled, I would be more than happy for them if they hadn't said what they did. Since becoming pregnant and them being how they have been I distanced myself and I am just civil when I do see them..
I can't rant to my OH as I feel bad if I ended up putting him into a position where he feels like he has to pick and choose (I'd never put him in that position anyway) but if he felt like that I wouldn't be happy with myself.
I might seem like I am being pathetic I am fully aware of that, I just wanted to rant as I am more hurt than anything else, and I think I needed to talk to a neutral party and not family members or friends to avoid them from getting involved or giving their penny's worth. Hope that makes sense!!

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