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Advice please. Feel like I'm losing my relationship with my daughter.

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BalderdashPigsty · 15/10/2012 18:52

At the moment we are currently living with the in laws while we wait for the sale to complete on the new house.

We've been here now for over 3 months. Since we've been here mil has really enjoyed spending lots of time with DD and has been really spoiling her. She also undermines me constantly. Whenever I say no to DD (who is 15 months) mil always takes over and let's DD do it anyway. Even with really ridiculous stuff like playing on the stairs (which are curved, wooden and have a stone floor at the bottom!). It's got to the point where when I say no DD pushes me away and runs off shouting 'gamma gamma' mil scoops her up and then gives her whatever I was saying no too.

At the moment DD just doesn't seem to want to know me at all. Won't cuddle/kiss/let me play with her. And up until about a month ago she was a complete mummy's girl.

We're going to take to mil about it tonight. No idea what we'll say but something needs to be said.

How can I repair my relationship with DD? I don't know what to do and it's really upsetting me. Starting to feel like the worst mum in the world.

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imperialstateknickers · 15/10/2012 19:19

Have you any idea how much longer you're going to be stuck in her house? Any chance you could go elsewhere for the rest of the wait?

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imperialstateknickers · 15/10/2012 19:20

Oh and as QTPie says it won't take long for you to re-establish once you're back on your own turf.

Woozley · 15/10/2012 19:21

Don't forget also you'll be out soon and in your own place. It might seem like a long time now but it really isn't in the grand scheme of things. Try and enjoy the benefits of MIL taking over while you can like having some time for yourself.

BalderdashPigsty · 15/10/2012 19:46

We should be out within a month or so. We were only supposed to be here at the most a month originally but the sale just keeps getting delayed. If I'd of know it would be this long we would have rented somewhere.

I really hope things go back to normal once were living in our own home. My relationship with DD is more important or me than anything else and I feel like absolute crap at the moment Sad

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Mabelface · 15/10/2012 19:48

These couple of months are so short compared to the rest of your lives. She'll be mummy's girl again once you move out.

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