Withdrawing From the In-Law Guilt Games
This expecting mother is receiving hurtful comments from her future in-laws about their lifestyle and parenting choices (already!). Amalah provides some guidelines for navigating that tense relationship.
This expecting mother is receiving hurtful comments from her future in-laws about their lifestyle and parenting choices (already!). Amalah provides some guidelines for navigating that tense relationship.
An expectant mom is trying anticipate the balance between her need and wanting of help from her own mom and her husband’s need to private family time on the second time around.
I thought we had a good relationship with my husband’s brother and his family. And then everything went wrong.
A mother-in-law writes in for advice about a daughter-in-law who plays favorites and keeps her from spending enough time with her grandchild.
The holidays are around the corner and my relationship with my husband’s family is a mess. How can I fix this? Should I fix this?
Another day, another horrible sea-monster of a mother-in-law. How to handle a difficult mother-in-law and preventing bad repercussions on your marriage.
My pregnant sister-in-law just told us her baby’s name…which is the same as ours. I’m due first. Can I ignore her calling “dibs” on the baby name?
My mother-in-law potty-trained my twins and forbade us from using pull-ups. We’ve had nightly accidents ever since but she won’t budge! Will we really ruin everything by using pull-ups at night?
A mom finds herself and young family pulled into her husband’s family’s cycle of emotional and verbal abuse. She needs practical advice on how to save the relationship with her children’s grandparents, if that is at all possible.
I told my mother-in-law that her tradition of playing Santa before Christmas might be confusing to my young daughter and now she’s upset. What should I do?
My in-laws are absolutely, fundamentally untrustworthy caretakers for my child. But my husband is insisting we let them babysit while we travel overseas! What do I do?
My mother-in-law watches my children during the day for free, but it’s costing me my sanity! She is undermining my wishes left and right.
My husband won’t ever say no to his parents, even when it comes to stuff that might not be good for our daughter. What can I do? We have advice.
What to do when grandparents cross the line of Too Much Stuff and spoil your children, particularly with inappropriate gifts.
Help! My mother-in-law is an honest-to-God criminal, and my husband wants her to move in with us.
My child has just been diagnosed with a condition my in-laws don’t even believe exists. Now what?
My sister died and now my niece’s father is trying to keep me from being a part of her life. Is there anything I can do?
The baby isn’t even born yet, but this mom-to-be is already embroiled in warring factions of culture, religion and big fat catered affairs.
Is it your responsibility to mend your spouse’s family fences, or should you just keep out of it and let them sort it out?
Can this grandparent relationship be saved?