Okay so there’s some background here…my MIL is generally very intrusive and controlling so we don’t have a great relationship. Since we had our baby it’s just given her something else to always be commenting on, she’s always got something to give us “feedback” on. But the latest thing that’s making me crazy is she keeps asking to take our baby to her house (without us). On a very practical level I don’t trust her to put our daughter in the car seat correctly. More generally, I just don’t have tremendous confidence in her ability to take care of her. When she comes to our house to watch her so I can “rest”, I’ll have to come out of the bedroom on occasion when my daughter is inconsolably crying and my MIL is not able to soothe her.
Regardless, she keeps asking to take her. Yesterday my husband got really firm with her and said no, that’s not happening until she’s older. Still, she wouldn’t just shut up about it. She started arguing about how the baby doesn’t NEED to be near me because she can have bottles. And when my husband held his ground she finally said under her breath “okay, but SHE wants to” (implying my daughter), which in my opinion was just a petty comment. My daughter doesn’t WANT to do anything but sleep and eat and be cuddled, she’s two months old!! Am I being too extra by staying annoyed about this? I just want her to DROP IT!!!
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Not wrong being annoyed. Last time I texted my MIL to ask how she was doing she told me to delete her number. When I asked where it was coming from she said she doesnt like me and never did. She also said I took her son away...(in reality his relationship with her was ruined from WAY before we even met because she is manipulative and toxic). Now that we have a 2 month old she comes to our house and is passive aggressive. She gets mad that I dont say much. But she literally told me not to speak to her. MILs are crazy!!

I would never let my kid alone with a MIL like her, even when the kid grows up!!! Especially the comment she made it tells a lot. Imagine tomorrow when your kid is 3-4 years old and she tricks the kid.
This is my personal opinion about it. I see her to be very unhealthy around the kid. She can have the whole time she wants when you are in the room!

You’re not overreacting or being too extra at all! If your MIL can’t take care of your child and soothe her while she’s in YOUR home, how does she expect to be able to do it when she’s not in your baby’s safe place?! And those petty comments she makes would just annoy me even further and make me that much less likely to even CONSIDER letting her keep the baby even when she’s older.
Stand your ground! If she persists, give her an ultimatum. Either she stops asking and respects the boundaries you and your husband have set, or you’re going to limit her time with your daughter.
I have a momster in law too and have been going through something similar. It’s frustrating, but you have to stand firm and hold your ground. This is YOUR child. Not hers.

I agree with all the ladies, and essentially. As they get older they are sponges. The good, the bad, they absorb everything. I won’t have trust enough to even leave my kid alone with her to go to the bathroom.
Protecting my child comes before everyone elses’ feelings, full stop.
It shouldn’t matter who they are, your baby comes first. Super glad your husband and you are a unit though.

This.is.the.story.of.my.life!
My MIL is the same. It really does bring relief to read everyone’s comments and realize I’m not alone. She hasn’t got the courage to ask for my baby to go with her this early, but I’m waiting for it to come down the pipe in the next couple of months. She was insistent on seeing the baby at 3 weeks and was trying to kiss i him. I had to softly snap at her. She doesn’t respect boundaries and my husband is too afraid to really set them with her. I’m literally on this island on my own.
I too am worried about when my baby gets older and has to experience her behavior. I don’t want him absorbing her behavior. I’M NOT SURE HOW I WILL BE ABLE TO HOLD UP THE BOUNDARIES ON MY OWN BUT IM DEFINITELY GOING TO TRY!
Best of luck to all the ladies ♥️
Ugh THANK YOU ALL it’s so validating to hear I’m not the only one who is going through this. I agree with you all, and especially the sentiment that we need to set some boundaries before she gets older!! It’s going to be a journey 🤣🤦🏼♀️