Remarks by MIL

I’ve been taking care of my child full time since birth, and MIL keep thanking me for taking care of my own child. I feel annoyed when I hear that cause it’s not like I’m a nanny taking care of her grandchild? I’m the mother, why does she need to constantly thank me? Context: When i was out from confinement and the in laws came to visit baby, MIL said to me ‘baby X is our Lee zai zai you know?’ It’s as though she’s telling me my baby is their family’s baby? I still feel so disturbed and angry whenever I think about that comment or listening to her thanking me 😫

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sometimes own family oso can be annoying too, not only in laws. Your MIL thank you maybe she understands how difficult it is to take care of baby yourself without help, she might just be doing this out of empathy. She just might want to give your baby a nickname and let your feel that baby is in inclusion and dont want to let u feel outcast.

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