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Baby'ing your children is so wrong?

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Anothermuther · 19/09/2020 19:59

My sis in law is a 35 year old woman and she is treated by her parents like a little girl.She stays at home,does minimal house work,has every single thing from clothes to night out paid for by her parents. Shes only ever had a part time job as doesnt see or have the need to work.She has no issues health wise and is a capable adult made incapable by her parents but encouraging her to be independent in her choices and accountable.
For example if she were to have an argument with a third party she would always involve her parents and have them fight her corner.If she needs to go anywhere she wouldn't fathom using public transport ,her parents would take her.
All this babying has made her a spoiled adult who crys and sulks if anyone doesbt agree with her.
I just don't ever see her moving out having a relationship and managing on her own in the real world.

OP posts:
Lunariagal · 20/09/2020 08:58

I have a friend who treats her daughter like this. Daughter is 15, no independence at all. Mother is making up for perceived deficiencies in her own 1970s childhood where she had in her mind, too much independence. She just doesn't see it. I'm deeply concerned for the daughter and its one of the reasons I no longer see her.

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