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am i wrong? inlaws babysit on sat. nites approx 2x per month. they usually spend the day, sleep over, and generally invade my home. they are very considerate and generous but I don't need them at my house constantly - mil asked last week if she could come for the day and I said that we were busy, and that I work and have been traveling and really want to spend the day with the kids, she seemed put off, but just asked again for this weekend. I CAN"T TAKE IT!!!! wwyd?
10 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]GPs who offer to help are great, but they should understand that they're supplemental and you're the primary. it's your home and your kids. if you want to spend a particular weekend without GPs around, that's completely your prerogative. just make sure to emphasize that you appreciate everything they do.
[ Reply | Options ]i'm confused. do you still want them to babysit at night, or are you saying you want the spend the weekend alone with the kids? If it's the latter, then I think your request is fine and legitimate. If the former, then I'd be put off too.
[ Reply | Options ]last weekend they babysat sat. nite and stayed until 2 on sunday, they initially wanted to bring other family members over sat. and have brunch with kis, i told them I had plans to take the kids to the pool on sat. and invited them to join if they wanted but was not keeping kids home for brunch. this coming weekend they are not babysitting, and are spending the following weekend at my house, but that was not enough they asked to come for the day this weekend. I think they are generous to help us, but also push the line. i think everyone on here is making me feel like an ogre, I guess I dont' need your advice, writing this out makes me feel stronly that I am in the right.
[ Reply | Options ]I think if you get dug into a place of self-righteousness about this it could be very damaging to your family as a whole. People have different boundaries and different sense of what family means. You and your dh should talk together about this and come up with some boundaries that are comfortable for both of you and then he should communicate those to your ILs. They are not trying to get in your space - they are trying to get close. It is just being experienced by you as invasive. Both points of view are valid.
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UrbanBaby Asks...
When I ride in a taxi cab with my DC I:
- Use a carseat
- Buckle him/her in his/her own seat
- Hold him/her on my lap
- I'd never ride in a taxi with my DC, it's much too dangerous!
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