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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

To think the less you do the less you cope?

228 replies

Breezyyi · 15/11/2024 07:52

Maybe I’m being unkind. But I am at my wits end with my sister. She’s a few years older in her early thirties . We both have one child and she is pregnant with her second. Her first now 3.5 has been in nursery every day, she collects at 3pm and then takes her to my parents for her dinner. She does one bedtime a week and parter does all others as she feels she can’t as she is 26 weeks pregnant. She doesn’t work and hasn’t since first was born.

In contrast, my husband works away a lot. I work full time. I obviously have to do everything for dd. All get ups, nursery runs, dinners, bedtimes etc. my parents would step in if I needed but my sibling seems to need it so much more than I tend to just do my own thing!

AIBU to think this isn’t the fact she can’t cope but more that she’s used to not coping and has made things harder for herself by not getting on with it? I don’t know… I realise I am being judgemental but the mind boggles as to how you can do so little parenting, not work and need huge support.

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PurebredRacingUnicorn · 17/11/2024 00:05

Resilience is not something that comes by pushing through. It comes from growing up and living in a supportive environment and knowing you have people who will catch you if you fall.

That's not resilience, it's having a good support network, which is certainly valuable, but is not an innate quality.

Wordau · 17/11/2024 00:28

Your sister sounds extreme and I assume has mental health issues?

But I don't agree with your sentiment wholly. I have it harder than my siblings and other family members in many ways, I'm certainly the only one to juggle full on work, ND children and financial stresses with no family support... And it's resulted in me AND my partner having mental health problems. We have "coped" but it's really taken a toll.

I think most of us could do with slowing down and having a lot less on our plates and enjoying life more rather than it feeling like a slog.

Having said that, it doesn't sound like your dsis is enjoying life!

Vynalbob · 17/11/2024 10:21

Could find reasons to vote either way tbh. But voted YANBU for two reasons as the saying goes
If you want something done give it to a busy person
I agree resilience comes with trying and in my family I've seen a great gran looking after a little toddler and felt like she was being put on (how old is too old 👀🙄).
However on the other hand
She's pregnant
Everyone is different
And mostly as with lots of things change can't be forced it comes with growing up some people take a while some never do.
🤞🤞🤞

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