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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

To never let MIL have unsupervised access to dc

45 replies

slushy06 · 08/06/2010 11:02

MIL has lost every child she has been charged with including her own and braggs about it. One of her ds was in a newspaper. I have seen her looking after SIL's Ds when he was 3 and she walked into Tesco let go of his hands and let him run off I was sweating buckets he was missing for 20 minutes before she even started to help me look for him. By which time I had alerted staff and we were on the security camera's and everything.

MIL is also a alcoholic and again thinks it is funny boasts about how she drinks a bottle of tesco value vodka a night. When I had ds I said MIL could come in straight after the birth she knew I was in labor but turned up drunk after chucking down 10 coffees and DRIVING to the hospital. All the photos she took are blurred and shaky. (She admitted this to my mum)

Thirdly she does not respect my wishes when dd was born I specifically stated no one was to give ds a row. MIL normally will tell him off which I hate but because I had asked her not to she went out of her way to shout at ds firstly shouting' Don't run around you are going to make mummy really poorly if you do that she has just had a baby you know'
Then when I was home ds was trying to talk to her and she screamed 'get the fuck outta my face I want to see the new baby'

Dp had popped out for something (cant remember what) so it was only her and me So I stood up up and shouted 'you evil old bastard hag get the fuck out of my house right now' . I know I should not have spoke like that in front of my dc but something snapped and I lost my temper.

I also have given her two chances when she is in a good mood I let her have ds in tescos while dp was looking around at something else she lost ds in 5 minutes and when dp retrieved him she grabbed his wrist and yanked it hard, which caused a huge row between them.

Secondly I was talking to SIL while heavily pg on dd ds was running round I went to go back in the house with him when MIL offered after 5minutes she got bored and came back in the garden. So I waited 5 minutes not to seem obvious went in and checked ds was outside (she had left the door open for some air) at the end of the street about to go onto a main road .

Now MIL currently does not look after ds and is not speaking to us because of it and SIL is very angry about it and accused us of calling her a bad mum because she leaves her two ds with her. Would you let MIL look after ds I don't and to be honest never will. But the events above except for the losing of kids and alcohol (which is evening only) are rare occurrences but they do happen AIBU what do you think?

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TheBoyWithaSORNedMX5 · 08/06/2010 12:06

Well that's what I was thinking, LovingChances. Slushy seems worried that EvilOldBastardHag will apply for some kind of legally enforcable access, which I didn't think existed.

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slushy06 · 08/06/2010 15:42

I have refused to see her without dp years ago it was just a chance dp had to go out while she was here that day (run out of st ).

Those are the only times MIL has behaved aggressively to my dc otherwise it is just sneaky comments while dp was not here. The two incidents happened after dd was born she has just turned 10months we haven't spoke since about January. However dd birthday is approaching and she is the only gd, so I am concerned she will get back in touch.

Huge weight of my shoulders to hear she has no right to unsupervised access, so thanks TLC.

I am amazed she has not done this in front of others she braggs about the drink and losing of children in front of everyone but SIL pooh poohs it as MIL is exaggerating for attention.

Dp has not told MIL why he won't let her have care of our dc, she thinks no one looks after dc. I don't really no where to go with this now, as she is fine with the dc if dp is there and my ds enjoys her visits and spending time with her. I personally would cut contact but dp is still a little unsure about whether to cut contact as she is fine when he is here.

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slushy06 · 08/06/2010 15:47

I should clarify this is one of the reasons MIL has not seen the dc since January there is a spiders web full of problems with dp and his family. She has not spoke on the phone for about two months she said she won't speak to us unless we phone SIL (another story) and give her access to ds (which we won't be doing).

She wasn't always this bad apparently, dp said it started after her divorce and has just got worse over the years (not a excuse but a reason).

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isthatporridgeinyourhair · 08/06/2010 15:53

YADNBU - wouldn't leave her in charge of my goldfish.

slushy06 · 08/06/2010 16:09

I am glad you find my name calling amusing ladies I have always had a temper and a mouth like a tramp when riled .

Minthumbug I know it is hard to believe, especially because of the large rate of False postings recently. That is why I have not name changed even though I may be recognized in rl. She is like something out of a Virginia Andrews novel. I would not have believed she was that bad if dp had told me when I first met him.

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DetectivePotato · 08/06/2010 16:39

Fucking hell YANBU!!!!!! Glad you stood up to her the way you did too.

She sounds like an utter nightmare. Stick to your guns and don't let anyone bully you into changing your mind. If she isn't speaking to you I would see it as a bonus!

She doesn't sound like she should be in charge of a hamster!

I also can't see why she would be able to take you to court to get access. She has no rights as a GP.

DaisymooSteiner · 08/06/2010 16:42

I think you'd be downright negligent to let her look after him. YANBU.

Gracie123 · 08/06/2010 16:57

YANBU!!

My MiL is not even half this bad and I don't allow her to have DS by herself. DH thinks I'm a little over the top, but he accepts that it is very stressful for me, and as DS is both of ours, all babysitters must be approved by both of us.

This works because DS is still quite small (2.5yo) not sure how long I am going to get away with it though...

lisianthus · 08/06/2010 17:31

YADDDDDNBU

If she had spoken to a child of mine like that, she wouldn't be getting supervised access to him, never mind unsupervised.

hairytriangle · 08/06/2010 17:35

YANBU

and I think saying "you evil old bastard hag get the fuck out of my house right now" is also not unreasonable!

Rosedee · 08/06/2010 19:24

God no definitely nbu. My Mum is an alcoholic and at one point My Sister and I were not speaking to her cos she was abusive to my Sis when she had looked after my Niece and Nephew for the morning and was drunk by lunchtime.
She has got "better" as in she swears she only has 1 drink when she goes out for dinner with friends (lie) but she says she will never drink when she looks after her grandkids. I personally don't care how often she says she will not drink while looking after my 6 month old boy I will never trust her. Therefore she will never look after him by herself. Until she can quit drinking all alcohol forever.
Do not let her look after your kids. Alcoholics will alwayslove alcohol more than kids, family etc. Don't take the risk.

Miggsie · 08/06/2010 19:32

Sounds like your DP and SIL are in denial about their mother.

My dad has just admitted, 15 years after she died, that his mother "perhaps wasn't very nice".

She was an evilbastardhag too BTW.

RunawayWife · 08/06/2010 19:40

Keep away from her, keep your kids away from her

EnglandAllenPoe · 08/06/2010 19:45

had to laugh at eviloldbastardhag

but it really isn't funny. Not even a bit.

i fail to see why anyone would believe themselves to be beholden to such a person - after all, you don't want your kids to form an attachment to someone this damaging to herself and others?

bibbitybobbityhat · 08/06/2010 19:51

If anyone screamed "get the fuck outta my face ..." to one of my dc then my relationship with that person would be over.

slushy06 · 08/06/2010 20:25

Thanks ladies I have decided what to do it is a bit sneaky but it will make thing easier for me, dp, and dc.

Dd christening is coming up so I have discussed this with dp and MIL is not invited this will make her phone up screaming and shouting after the event and dp is so close to walking I can smell it and put the final nail in the coffin for dp. He is aware that MIL will probably scream and shout and that it will be the end.

Thanks ladies you have certainly helped me get things straight, load of my mind and now I feel better about stopping access .
Sad to hear there are other eviloldbastardhags miggsie.

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funnysinthegarden · 08/06/2010 23:23

oh yes slushy there are loads of eviloldbastardhags about. My MIL was deffo one of them after my FIL died at the age of 56. BUT now that she has remarried and is happy again she is far more a lovelyabitnutsbutnottoo badbastardhag

funnysinthegarden · 08/06/2010 23:24

opps I mean lovelyabitnutsbutnottoobadbastardhag

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