I stay with my parents in law and send my child (2.5 yes old) to childcare centre recently. My mil became unhappy with me as she couldn't bear to see my girl go to school at such young age. The reason why I sent my girl to cc was because I couldn't stand the way she look after my girl. She would feed my girl with lots of tidbits and cold drinks (no control), let her scream and shout at home, no manners and watch iPad throughout the day. She does all those because it was the easy way out for her and she said that she's so old already still got no freedom, everyday need to help look after the kid and she can't go walk walk in shooing centres. Nothing seems to satisfy her. As my girl's cc closes at 7pm, I asked my mil to help pick up my girl close to 7pm so that they can have some free time on their own. But she went to pick up my girl daily at 3pm! And complained that she is very tired looking after her when I am at work. I raised the option of quitting my job to look after my girl, yet she disallowed as well, saying that she already has a maid at home to do chores, I will just become a tai tai if I quit my job. Basically she rejects all the solutions that we could think of. But first and foremost, she was the one who created this problem! She just wants to create a problem and ask people for solution, yet when solution is given to her, she doesn't want to accept. Is this evil mil or what?

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Sound like my situation 2yrs back!!..was staying with my pil while waiting for our own place.. My mil was always complaining about this and that and yes, hubby was sandwiched b/w the both of us so I had not much of a choice but to quit even b4 our hse is ready facing my pil day in day out is not easy but at least they know I'm watching on what they feed my boy and also stayed to limited screen time.. I placed my boy into cc when he was 19mo and chose 1 that is near my own house even if it means I need to travel to and from my pil house everyday..i state very clearlh to the school that only hubby and i are allowed to pick my boy up from school..pil were not too impressed but I told them that I plan to return to work after he settled into school so it's better that he learns from trained professionals then staying at home to watch TV. . I made it v.clear that I may be easy going to things concerning myself but when it comes to my boys it's my rules..

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