Hate hate hate my mil

So mil rang my partner today wanting to meet us in the cafe as we was going into town to do a bit of shopping and go for breakfast. My partner said no as the cafe that we go to is tiny and it would’ve been a nightmare trying to get our little boy in with his stroller, her 1 year old and stroller and her 4 year old it would’ve just been chaos. She then starts getting all attuidey with my partner and crying down the phone oh well when am I going to see you then I haven’t seen you in ages blah blah blah. My partner has just done a week of 12 hour night shifts and today was the first day we actually went anywhere. We need to sort our house out as we’ve got an inspection to make sure that there’s nothing that needs doing and so on. But she doesn’t understand that we have our own life and we have things to do I just don’t get why she needs to get funny and cry down the phone. She was supposed to meet up with me last week but was ill so didn’t but yet was round her mates house that same day? But then moans that she doesn’t get to see her grandchild. Sorry but in my eyes if you was really that “ill” you wouldn’t be sat round your mates house making them all ill🥱

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My in-laws are a lot like this. They gripe and moan about not getting to see our daughter enough...but unless they get to see her on THEIR terms (which usually involves us coming over to their house, they don't ever wanna drive to ours or meet up anywhere), they're not interested. It drives me absolutely crazy. 🙃

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I would love to go to my in laws because that way I can then chose when to leave where as my partner hates it round there because of the fact that even tho they have young children it’s not child proof. Where as mil always wants to come round here and over stays her welcome consistently and her children destroy my sons toys and then mil tries telling my boy off for not sharing like hello you are in his home they are his toys and he’s an only child he doesn’t understand the whole sharing stuff yet

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She’s 40. I do just continue with my day but then it’s just one of those cause I then have my partner in my ear like oh I feel bad she’s lonely like hello not our problem how can she be lonely when she’s got 2 children she’s always out at her mates house or there round hers? Make it make sense😫🤣

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Am I wrong if I secide to stop doing baths etc for my little ones. We have a 3 and 1 year old. I do all the baths wake up in ams cooking etc. I dont want them to be dirty but it's like I need a break and Im tired of doing it all by myself. He will come up and help after they are out the tub every now and then and that pisses me off. Im taking care of 2 littles one by myself makes no sense. I asked him to give them baths tonight he said I worked all day what did you do...ive had the children all day. We went to church he didn't go. We all know how little ones are.. but what should I do bcus it feels like I'm going crazy

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After years of trying, months of back and fourth on the fate of our marriage, indecision, fights. The whole enchilada my husband and I are separating, divorcing. Whatever. I'm so goddamn heart broken. I feel like it's a death and I'm in mourning. We have a 3 year old son and currently and for the foreseeable we are going to coparent and live together. This makes things harder because neither one of us can really move on but it's how it is. He understands and he's trying to heal too. But I can't understand why now that things are over he can be kind. He's been more amazing in the last week since I ended things than ever. Why couldn't he do that when we were together for years I begged for change, we saw a counselor I tried everything and he just wouldn't. Now he seems to turn a switch and be able to just do it all. But it's too late. My heart aches. My body aches. Love sucks.

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Partner works incredibly long hours, how much do they help out?

I'm struggling. Have been for a while. I've had one break from parenting my daughter, that was for 3 hours in December when I left her with her dad.

She's 14 months old and I'm just tired. I've done every night by myself. He's out of bed at 4am and doesn't get home until 7-9pm. He drives for work, very physically tiring.
On the weekends he was doing 6 days, one weekend day off, but now has both off.

He doesn't sit on the floor and play with her, he doesn't read to her because he says she doesn't have the patience.
He will pick her up and hold her whilst he's cooking.

Recently I've been "snappy" with him.
He got back from the mechanic last weekend, she was getting onto the sofa and he put his headphones on and started to watch Netflix on his phone.
The same day I told him I was going to run her bath and to watch her whilst she was still eating, he fell asleep on the sofa.

Today he went to football after going shopping, so was out 1-3 and then from 4-8.
He got back and I was snappy.

"I don't get why you're so snappy with me"

I said - Probably because I haven't had a break since December.

"Do you think I don't know you haven't had a break. I haven't had a break", "I just won't go to work, I'll sit at home all day".

Then "do you think I like not having a connection to my child"... But that's on him? He never sits to play with her. He "doesn't see the point". He's stated that this age is boring to him.

Since she's been born, he has been to a friend's once a month. Football - He stopped going for 7months, but has been the last two weekends.

Are these not breaks?

He does do the washing/washing up/cooking/vacuuming when I haven't had a chance to; but I'm the one in charge of feeding her, naps/bedtime, teeth brushing, hair brushing, baths, dressing her, making sure she has the right shoes, appointments etc. Everything falls on me.

If your partner works ridiculously long hours, how much do they look after your child? Do you ever get a break?

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My daughter’s 1st birthday was Thursday and nobody wished her a happy birthday from her dads family but his mom watched his story. Should I put my foot down and set boundaries for them to accept accountability or should I just let them stay on that side for as long as they want and not worry about it?

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My 4 month old loves TV shows especially dancing fruits and baby TV is this a good thing or a bad thing at this age?

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