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I'm contemplating leaving my husband because of PIL

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Firsttimer1234 · 28/09/2018 13:46

Contemplating leaving my husband because of his parents. There has always been little issues but since my LO was born everything has just blown up. I've posted before about their very unreasonable behaviour and got some really good advice from fellow mumsnetters. Everything has come to a head. We went down on Saturday with LO and they saw him for a couple of hours. On Wednesday MIL text husband with loads of crying emoji saying 'you haven't sent me a picture of LO today'. It was 11.30 and he had been at work?! Bare in mind husband must send 100 photos a week to them. Husband told me and this got my back up. MIL Phoned husband last night, crying, 'oh we haven't seen you all week' . They dont mean him, they mean LO and they think that by saying husband we'll suddenly feel guilty. We were laid in bed and husband said 'I think I might go down and see them'. This caused a row between us and he didn't go. This morning MIL has spoken to husband saying that we are unreasonable because they 'only want to see LO a couple of times a week.' I think this is unreasonable. They see him once a week but apparently that isn't enougj for them. They are controlling and manipulative people. Husband is finally seeing it but doesn't do anything about it. We are always made to feel like bad people and I'm not enjoying having an amazing baby and spending time with him but I'm always anxious and upset. Husband is an amazing man and a fantastic husband but he is weak. He has always let them Control him and I can't carry on like this. I can't have them trying to control my life or my sons. They told everyone I was preganant before I did, they told everyone I'd had LO before my own family had been told. They turned up everyday unannounced for the forst three weeks until I had to tell them to stop. They climbed over a locked gate to get to the patio doors when I pretend not to be in and didn't answer the door, they accused us of drugging lo because he was a sleep and wasn't 'performing' for them, he was 6 weeks old and 7 weeks prem! I don't know how much more I can take. They have ruined the newborn experiance for me and me and my husband just argue about them constantly. I've just sat and cried all afternoon because I know they'll be knocking on the door tonight expecting to come in and see lo. I don't have any friends, I live Miles and Miles away from my parents and I just feel like i have no one to talk to about all this.

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flumpybear · 30/09/2018 14:37

Sounds like a nightmare - I couldn't deal with being so inundated by my parents or in laws - boundaries are definitely needed but your husband needs to mediate this and make sure they back off .... essentially if you leave because Of then they'll rarely see their grandchild - son perhaps they should consider that!

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