https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 04:56:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-politely-tell-the-mil-to-back-off-vent#post-89853 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:51:31 +0000 autumnlove 89853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, so sorry for you..hang in there! My MIL tells me that DD looks nothing like me and looks 100% like DH and her side. Over and over!! It definitely gets annoying! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-politely-tell-the-mil-to-back-off-vent#post-89801 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:27:11 +0000 mrbee 89801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: Amen, sister... preach it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-politely-tell-the-mil-to-back-off-vent#post-89793 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:24:59 +0000 ecogirl 89793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm hoping to hear some thoughts on this too. My MIL goes between making comments on what a shame it is that my kids have some white features tainting their Japanese bloodline to spoiling Liam to the point that he is impossible to deal with for days afterwards. I feel your pain! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-politely-tell-the-mil-to-back-off-vent#post-89788 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:23:31 +0000 umlo 89788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh I feel your pain. My Inlaws all favor the hubby and baby than me. They also say the babys good qualities come from their side and all the bad comes from me. It's annoying to hear and sometimes too draining to correct them. That's when I get hubby to fix it because they will love them no matter what cause he's blood. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-politely-tell-the-mil-to-back-off-vent#post-89787 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:23:31 +0000 Mrs. Tiger 89787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mil used to take baby boy from my arms too, but then she was holding him and someone did it to her ( this random visitor) and I brought it up later, like wasn't it so rude of that person, to take him without asking? She totally agreed and complained about it and she hasn't done it to me since :)<br /> I would be annoyed with the refusal to see resemblance too!<br /> I also love my mil but since she watches baby boy every day for several hours while I'm at work I struggle with jealousy :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-politely-tell-the-mil-to-back-off-vent#post-89774 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:17:55 +0000 heffalump 89774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Id make my husband talk to her. His family, his problem. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-politely-tell-the-mil-to-back-off-vent#post-89770 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:16:10 +0000 chopsuey 89770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>YIkes. What's her deal? And does she live close by?<br /> Maybe you should ask if it would be a terrible thing if YOUR daughter actually looked like you. :P<br /> Not gonna lie.. I totally think you're more beautiful than your DH. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-politely-tell-the-mil-to-back-off-vent#post-89766 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:14:48 +0000 Rubies 89766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I absolutely know how you feel. My MIL is the same way. I love her, she's wonderful, but she's a bit crazy. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-politely-tell-the-mil-to-back-off-vent#post-89765 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:14:47 +0000 banana 89765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>UGH. I'd be annoyed too. My MIL would always comments how certain features of my LO looks like someone on her side of the family. And it's always the good features. The bad features is always from my side of the family. Annoys the crap out of me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-politely-tell-the-mil-to-back-off-vent#post-89757 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:11:59 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 89757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So, I want to start by saying that I really do love my MIL and she's a great woman but since the our daughter was born (her 5th grandchild, 2nd granddaughter), she has been acting kind of crazy... and it's starting to piss me off.</p> <p>Everytime she's around, she feels the need to tell me that our daughter looks just like my husband, and she gets offended when people say she looks anything like me. That's not that big of deal, but what's been really bothering me is how she keeps taking DD from me when I'm holding her... without asking! How do you tell her no?</p> <p>And today, I have a cold so she offered to "take DD away for a few hours" so I could recouperate. Um... I think it would be nice to have her visit and help out (IF she'll even help out instead of just hold LO), but I don't want her taking her away from me for a few hours... especially when I have no extra milk pumped. </p> <p>I keep getting the feeling from her that she doesn't care to have me in the picture with *her* granddaughter. And that I'm no where near as good as her son. </p> <p>Sorry... just venting. Thanks for listening. :-) </p>