I'm 24 a single mum living back at home with my parents. Had tried renting for 6 months when DS was 10 weeks old but couldn't afford it on my own, don't qualify for housing benefit, can't move out til pay off car loan in 2 years time. Give parents £450 a month board.
I work 4 days a week in the NHS, DS goes to nursery.
So basically things have been getting really strained at home, feel like my parents treat me like a child and I'm not allowed to parent my DS the way I see fit. DS has been unsettled going to sleep since we moved house in July (he's 17 mo btw) and a couple of weeks back had a couple of nights where he just wasn't tired at 7 o'clock (my mum believes he should sleep 7-7 beacuse 'that's what babies do') and was running round playing at half 8/9. So I come home from work the next day and my mum announces we are ruining their lives, they had to endure DS misbehaving night before etc etc and he now has to go into his bedroom at 7 and that's that. Cot gone. TV/DVD set up in bedroom so he can watch TV when he gets in bed!!!!!!!!!! (That one really peed me off)DS used to sleep happy in his cot when I was renting but mym mum never allowed him to even grizzle when me moved back home, unless she was in a mood where she wanted to leave him. Sometimes I'd leave him to moan in his cot and they'd go in and get him out. 'No point letting him cry' my mum would say.
Obviously I understand it is a burden having us live with them but AIBU to feel like my mum is also being unreasonable?!
My mum is very much her opinion is correct and that's that. There is only one way to do things-her way. She even 'told me off' for microwaving something in the 'wrong' container the other day. Both perfectly suitable but not the one she wanted used. Washing up must be done before you've finished chewing your last mouthful. And that is only just an exaggeration. She tells me I need to wipe his nose. She talks to DS saying things aimed at me, can't even think of an example but I'm sure you'll get the idea. Is this what mothers are usually like with grandchildren anyway it's just a bit hellish as we're living together. Help!!!!!