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Problems with mother&sister in law

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OneWorthyRaven · 06/01/2025 10:16

I have been having problems with my daughters dad side of the family. My daughters dad confronted his mum about not giving so much sugary foods and drink when she looks after her, they argued as she didn't agree and he said it's better if she doesn't go to her anymore. She lost it and started swearing and name calling us both over text and she doesn't want anything to do with us. I blocked her/some other family members. After a month they tried to contact me asking to see my daughter, within a few hours of no response the daughter threatened us with social services and courts. Our daughters dad said to them they should stop such behaviour and respect our wishes to continue having our daughter in their lives.. we explained this is damaging and confusing for her.. this again made them angry and nothing was fixed, after many attempts over the year it still hasn't been fixed.
I've found information that his mother has been making fake diagnosis for myself and my daughter, they also refer me as whore and shit on sole in their phones.
They feel I removed my daughter out of spite but this isn't true
Over the years she has been very helpful looking after my daughter when I went to work, ill etc but during this time she has done things that have really upset me like changing the clothing I put on my daughter with her own, giving any sugary drinks and food and a lot of it, giving her a mobile at 7 years old, buying a cat for her then forcing it on us, cutting her hair without permission, calling me crazy to my daughter for not putting a vest under her top etc.
She has said she doesn't care what I want and would like to ask my daughter.

She is also accusing us of something called orthorexia with our daughter which she found in Google.

We argued many years ago because we calmly confronted her about giving our daughter cola(coke) when she was 3. She again kicked off.

The issue is now, that I really don't trust that side of the family, they don't see what they're doing is bad (mostly his mother) but her daughter is also contributing to it and sticks with her. Im worried they will cause more harm than good to her. The daughter has a baby and I tried to reach out to her so that our children can meet as my 8 year old was really excited about the new family member. I felt like she was gaslighting me and blaming me, she also said she does not accept supervised visitation with my daughter. She is saying she loves and misses her but will not allow her dad present because she doesn't like how he treated the mum. She said she is welcome to go alone whenever she wants.

I'm not really sure what to do, it's really destroying my mental health and I feel stressed and anxious. I don't know if I'm doing the right or wrong thing?
I don't want to cause any problems for my daughter but I feel either way it will be.

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TreadSoftlyOnMyDreams · 06/01/2025 12:03

So your husband doesn't want to leave his daughter in the [somewhat dubious] care of his mother and you support this but a) feel enormous guilt and b) are trying to maintain some sort of relationship with the family through his sister who is not supportive of her brother?

Step right back. Stop giving it any head space never mind impacting your mental health. Not your circus and the situation is of your MIL's making. If your SIL does not want her brother in her house, then you step back from her and her children too. Plenty of children don't have contact with their cousins, it is not a huge drama and she won't be impacted negatively in anyway.

I'm baffled that you are allowing this situation to upset you so much given that you and your husband have essentially set boundaries and enforced them? Move on.

MinnieBalloon · 06/01/2025 12:06

You don’t know what to do? It’s easy - don’t let your daughter have any contact with such toxic people 🤷‍♀️

MustardGlass · 06/01/2025 12:06

Ignore her, she sounds mental.

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Pixiedust22 · 08/01/2025 14:34

I feel for you I really do! I’ve been inn a similar situation when trying to calmly confront my MIL on certain things eg, “don’t give my 9 month old lucozade” or “please inform me if you are planning to take my son somewhere just so I know” it would be met with her completely flying off the handle/name calling/swearing/making me out to be a bad person, and me having to apologize for confronting her if I wanted to keep the peace! During summer 2024 however my husband had a very bad falling out with them and they showed just how mental they really are. I have since completely blocked SIL from our lives and I do as little as possible with my MIL ( she is my children’s only grandmother or else I would keep her completely away from my kids!) it is honestly the best thing I have ever done and I feel more like myself than I have done in years, I am happier, kids are happier, husband is happier! They can threaten you with social services all they like, keep a record of texts / correspondence etc and they dont have a leg to stand on. Batshit crazy usually outs itself and there is nothing you can really do with these types of people other than leave them be. They will soon find another victim. Incidentally I found out from my dear FIL that MIL and SIL were now having explosive arguments with each other so goes to show…

allthemiddlechildrenoftheworld · 08/01/2025 14:45

@OneWorthyRaven why are you worried? your daughter does not need toxic people in her life who miscall her mum! your partner, (I presume he is your partner, even though you keep referring to him as "our daughter's dad"?) is doing the right think. no contact is definitely the way to go.

Emmz1510 · 08/01/2025 17:39

Just ignore them OP. They are not your family and it’s for DD’s dad to manage them (are you separated? This isn’t clear from your post. It’s totally up to you and dds father who she has contact with and they have no legal rights. Block block block.

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