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Fairness from mil

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Chocolateicelolly · 05/04/2021 08:46

My dd is now 3 and a half, right from about 2 weeks old dd always seemed to have a cold on and off with breathing difficulties along with other symptoms, we worked out she was allergic to certain foods. ( not sure if this is relevant)
Mil always said whenever dd had this " allergy cold" that she couldn't risk catching the cold as she and her husband couldn't risk catching a cold, this went on with my dd for the whole 3 years! They would quite often have their other grandchild over night with a full on cold yet still couldn't risk it when it was my dd ! Fwiw this was all before covid since covid they've had another grandchild born ( their 3rd sons baby ) and the baby has had a temperature and not been herself for a few days, mil popped over to see us Friday, after the visit they were off to see other brother with the baby who's had a temperature! So pre covid they wouldn't risk it when it was my dd even when it was an alllergic reaction yet will go and be around the baby who's unwell without a worry! Aibu to think wtf ! Mil was always quite nasty about it she had a go at me once because I asked why she had ( 1st ) grandchild over night with a full blown cold but lets my dd down because of a cold, I remember once she was so desperate for me to see her new house she asked us to go but told me she doesn't want to hold dd incase she catches the cold !

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Chocolateicelolly · 05/04/2021 13:58

@HermioneMakepeace I think you may be right, but my dd safety has to come first, she made it clear when dd was 9 weeks old she wasn't happy that she wasn't having her alone x

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HermioneMakepeace · 05/04/2021 14:03

@Chocolateicelolly Absolutely! I agree with you. You are putting your DD’s safety over being agreeable to your MIL and I completely understand that.

junebirthdaygirl · 05/04/2021 15:10

She has lots of reasons in her mind to treat them differently. The others let her have theirs over night and probably pass no comment on the car seat etc. You are quite within your rights to not be happy with all that but then she possibly feels she cannot get involved. You need to accept that.
Also a lot of older people are anxious about allergies as there wasn't so much of that when they were bringing up their families so they are afraid of getting something wrong. Especially if you are the type to pull her up on things like..why are you having that child...Overall ye don't work well together .

Chocolateicelolly · 05/04/2021 19:34

Thankyou for your replies I think I'm going to have to let this one go and let her get on with it if she wants to be awkward and treat them different then that's up to her xx

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OmniversalSpecies2021 · 06/04/2021 01:41

sounds to me like you're not her 'favourite' and so she made sure to 'put you in your place' from the start by using your child in her underhand games.

you'll see her favouritism play out in the ensuing years......

Chocolateicelolly · 06/04/2021 09:28

@OmniversalSpecies2021 I think you may be right, not that I want to be the favourite but it does seem if you don't obey and do what they want then you get treated like crap from them xx

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Chocolateicelolly · 06/04/2021 09:36

@OmniversalSpecies2021 what do you mean by favouritism will play out in years to come

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waitingpatientlyforspring · 06/04/2021 17:14

My mil would refuse to have my kids if they had a hint of a cold or sick bug as 'it could kill fil!' Fil was a reasonably healthy 65ish year old.

Since covid and now FIL is an ill 75 year old she can't stay in the house and follow the rules. Goes to the shop most days, getting bus to town for a look at what is open most weeks then spent nye in next doors house with other neighbours. I don't get it and it upset me.

When my children were young it was hard going, DD suffers with ear infections which are not catching but as she would be under the weather she would be off school but in laws wouldn't watch her in case she made them ill.

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