To be scared about mil staying?

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Mil is staying in our home tomorrow for 2 weeks. She is from non-european country and doesn't speak English. I've never met her before. I have anxiety and depression and a 4 month old baby who is having a sleep regression and is ebf. Between us, we also have 2 seven year old daughters and a 6 year old son.

Whilst mil is staying, dh is going to work for 6 hours on 3 of the days. I'm feeling scared and overwhelmed. Is dh being unreasonable expecting me to cope with this?

It sounds like your husbands dd is right to complain about you to everyone. Let's hope someone listens to the poor girl.

Assuming that her behaviour was fine before MIL's arrival...

Many older siblings regress when a younger one arrives. I also suspect that dsd senses your extreme anxiety and is winding you up on purpose. Are you telling her off less because of MIL in the house? A lot of kids get giddy with a visitor. Dsd may relish the power that she has being bilingual. All this is making her treat you like a squabbling sibling than stepparent. MIL will know how the family dynamics work if DSD is constantly being derogatory. She needs your h and you yo remain in control.

How are you doing, OP? This thread is unsettling and it would be nice to know you and your DCs are OK.