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How do I respond to my mil when she keeps telling me we need to have another child? Despite my partner and I both telling her numerous times we are one and done? I like to think she’s coming from a good place but Christ woman, how ma y times do we need to say it?

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Tell her that if she carries and gives birth to one you'll consider it

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yeah tried that. She took it literally. The woman is unstoppable.

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Tell her that her son already had a vasectomy.

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Tell her if she’s that bothered then why don’t she go and have another baby.

No seriously, tell her that it’s both of your lives and you only want one child and can you please stop asking because it’s not going to change anything and if she continues to ask then I would
Literally ignore her and change the subject like I haven’t heard her she will soon get the message 😂

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We firmly told ours unless she’s paying our bills to have one then we are one and done.

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The fact she thinks she even has a say in that personal decision is laughable.
Why do people always have to pressure others in to what they want?

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yesssss, this is what I’m going to say next time. It’s infuriating. We are adults (nearly 40yrs). How on earth does she think it’s any of her business???? Why do Mils think this is ok???

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If you are like my husband, you will say “maybe one day” so she stops nagging.

If you are like me, you will say “she already has a big brother (our dog)”, or something along the lines of “I’ll get another dog”.

We are a one and done, but everyone around us seems to not accept that 🤦‍♀️

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My FIL used to bug the hell out of us about not only having another child, but specifically a BOY. I finally just gave him a sweet (😈) smile and said, "Well, gender selection costs $20,000. How much of that would you like to donate?" Needless to say, he doesn't bring it up anymore. 😂 Of course, he thought I was a disrespectful brat for asking that question, but who cares? Aren't the ones REALLY being disrespectful the ones who keep trying to stick their nose in somebody else's uterus?

Tell her politely that you have already discussed this with her and would prefer for your decision to be respected. If she can't do that, she will need to plan on not seeing you for a while.

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“You’ve asked, we’ll really instructed us before and we’ve told you that isn’t happening for us. We do not wish to have this conversation again and if you can’t understand and accept that we need to limit out conversations going forward. Family planning is between the two of us and it’s really not appropriate for you to be trying to insert yourself.”

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Try this 😈 …. (Looking concerned)

“(Insert MIL’s name) I’m starting to get a little concerned that you may be showing signs of dementia. You keep asking the same question over and over about us having another child and even though we keep giving you the same answer WE ARE NOT HAVING ANYMORE CHILDREN you continue to ask.
I’m not sure if you are aware that you are repeating yourself and not taking in our response but this could be the first signs that you are loosing your memory or getting dementia. Do you think we should speak to your doctor to get you assessed?”

Then give her a concerned sweet smile 😇😈 hopefully that will shut her up!

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