I noticed there are several moms in this class, so I figured I would post here since some of you can relate.
We visited my mother-in-law's (MIL) yesterday for dinner. My 2 year old is normally in bed around 8-9 at the latest. After dinner, (around 7:45) we were having dessert. My son had like 2 bites of mine, and that was going to be it. I specifically said it was too close to bedtime and I wanted him to be able to go to bed when we got home. We only live 10 mins away. Well, I'm putting the baby in his carseat, packing up the diaper bag, and go into the kitchen to find MIL feeding Aidan a HUGE portion of brownie! She looks at me sheepishly and says "he kept saying cookie. He was so cute I just had to give him some". OMG. To keep the peace, I just look at her, and say "well, you can't always give in to the kids. They don't know whats best for them". We pack up the car and leave. Now, my son gets a high sugar rush from any form of sweets. He's hyper as it is.
He doesn't go to bed until 11:30! I kept putting him to bed over and over and he would just get out and scream bloody murder. I know it's because he was over-tired. We finally got him to sleep by cuddling with him on the couch in the dark watching Caillou.
I'm laying in bed, about to fall asleep... the baby wakes up. The baby is up until 4AM. I get back in bed... Aidan wakes up. He had a bad dream. Or as he says "scary". He crawls into bed with me, I fall asleep for about 30 min... the baby wakes up again. My husband, through out all of this, is sleeping the sleep of the dead.
You do not even know how many times I tried to wake him up, but he has always been like that. Seriously, a train could be coming through the house and he would still sleep.
By the time I get the baby back to sleep, Aidan is up for the day, and my alarm is going off.
I've written my history paper while Aidan watches his normal 30 minute morning cartoon, and I can hear the baby stirring.
My husband won't be up for another 2 hours, I know, and when he does get up, he is watching both kids while I sleep. Oh! And I'm making him do laundry. If he doesn't do it, he'll face the wrath of an over-tired, over-worked mom and he will pay! lol...
Yeah. I've gotten 30 minutes of sleep and have a massive headache, but I just wanted to vent.
Lauren
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Lauren, this is hilarious. I had that experience when my son was born. I do not know what these husbands think!!! I could remember then when the baby wakes up, instead of him to feed the baby, he will inform me that the baby is awake or he will carry the baby and bring him to me to continue from there while he peacefully goes back to sleep. Anyway, that stage is over now. Your MIL sounds like mine. She gives these kids candy all the time even though I have told her not to be giving them. Like your MIL, she always says that she cannot afford to look at their face that long begging her for it. Can you imagine that? Well, I have given up on that.
I stopped going to to my Mother-in-laws house. I've had two. They both thought they were in charge of my kids. The current one wants me to call her mom. I just laughed. She's not my mom.
I'm a mother-in-law myself, and I believe we choose how to treat others. My daughter-in-laws are the experts where their own children are concerned.
All I know to say is Bless Your Heart! We all are finding this so funny, I know you are ready to scream!
It's funny and sad at the same time.
Marilyn French's book, _The Woman's Room_, helped start a revoltion in homes across America in the 70's. If you read it, I'll let you use it for your final essay!!!
Lauren i to deal with the same thing from my MIL. She is always telling me it is her God given right to spoil and do what she wants with her grandkids. My 6 year old daughter because of my MIL expects something from the store everytime we go or she pitches a fit. It drives me crazy. I just keep sitting and saying one day my kids will have kids of their own and the stories i will be able to tell my grandkids.
Hmm I'll have to look up that book. Sounds interesting.
And don't you just wish you could sell your mother-in-law? Just like... rent her out for the day that your husband wants to see the rest of the family?
lol.
Lauren, I love reading about your "episodes". I can visualize everything you are saying. Luckily I don't have that problem with my MIL we hardly even see her. I guess that should be a good thing right!
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