Thanks/opinion (for Jan, etc)

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Registered: 01-21-2000
Thanks/opinion (for Jan, etc)
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Sun, 07-16-2006 - 12:34am

Thanks for your opinion that you gave below. However, on the other hand, in my own defense, I'm still getting over a c-section, and now hopefully, will eventually get into cooking more food on my own. My 1.5 month old is a handful, and I'm still struggling with cooking food on my own. Before the last part of my third trimester, I was able to do more on my own in terms of cooking food.

I guess you're saying in terms of the house that I shouldn't have accepted the reduced rent? I'm not ashamed though of selecting that considering it's really helping me and my dh, but at the same time, I feel we're getting more response from the tenants in helping us with problems than most considering it's my parents. It's a hard decision though.

Also, to clarify, I guess when you're saying that I can't have it both ways, you're saying I can't have my parents not interfere considering I'm renting the house?

Yaddiya

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Registered: 01-21-2000
Sun, 07-16-2006 - 12:47am

Also, are you saying that I shouldn't have my parents babysit the kids, or were you saying that I should just let my mom be my mom, and do what she wants for my dd (e.g., carry wipes)? Please clarify! Thanks for your opinon though.

Yaddiya

P.S. BTW, I resolved that the best thing for me to do is to just let my parents babysit for my dd at their house, and to not enter the rental house just because my mom has a knack of rearranging everything that we do.

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Registered: 03-11-2004
Sun, 07-16-2006 - 12:32pm

I gave this some careful thought, Yaddiya. This really isn't the focus of our board, but being a valued member of our community, I made a stab @ answering your post. Perhaps some of the family/parenting issues boards could give you different views if you posted there. Interfering parents & in-laws are very common. I bet everyone on our board can share their own personal experience. Good & bad:) Good luck to you. (((hugs))) jan


 

 


 



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Registered: 05-21-2006
Mon, 07-17-2006 - 1:51am
You're going to "let" your mom babysit your baby, but not in the house she owns that she's renting to you cheaply? Are you still going to accept financial assistance from her too?