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How can I get my MIL to stop talking to my 5 year old like a baby?
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Anonymous
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I know, I know-- not a huge deal in the scheme of things but it's driving me nuts that my mother in law talks to my 5-year old son in the same sing-songy voice that most people use with infants. I think it may be because she spends most of her weekdays taking care of our 6-month old niece...
Any ideas? We also have a newborn and I'd hoped she would see the difference in the way we speak to our two children but apparently that's not happening. |
Anonymous
| If it bothers your child he/she'll tell grandma. Otherwise let them have their own "dialect". It's special to them. Why break the bond? Are you jealous of their relationship???? |
Anonymous
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Maybe you are right-- about him saying something to the grandmother.
Your comment about jealousy cracks me up tho... love the judgement/ |
Anonymous
It was not a judgment it was a question. Hmmm you suddenly sounded super defensive.... |
Anonymous
Agree. If it bothers HIM, then he should say something. Otherwise, just ignore and vent elsewhere. |
Anonymous
| Haters gonna hate. I'd tell her, when he turns six: "He's a big boy now! You'll have to talk to him like a big boy." Figure out a way to throw something like that in at the next big birthday or other big occasion. |
Anonymous
Not OP but... you DID sound kinda like a bitch |
Anonymous
| How about this: my MIL not only talks baby-talk to my 5yo, she also insists on feeding him like a baby whenever we eat meals at their house! She purposely seats him next to her and constantly scoops up spoonfuls of his food for him. Drives me nuts and she won't stop, even when I tell her "he's not a baby anymore, he can do it." Finally he's started telling her the same thing so maybe that will make a difference.. I try to put it in perspective and not get too upset, at least she's a good cook and we get a good meal out of going there..sigh. |
Anonymous
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Start talking to MIL like a baby.
That should do it. "Does Dada's mama want more mooshy potatoes? Yes! Goody! Here are some mooshy potatoes that are soooooo good!" |
Anonymous
| My mother calls my baby girls "stinky." I hate it. Even though I use positive nicknames around her, she always uses negative ones. Hate it. |
Anonymous
Stinky is your big worry? It's a nickname. Do you think your kids are suffering from this? small world you have |
Anonymous
| My MIL uses baby talk too and it bugs me, too. I'm not jealous. I don't have a small world. I just think it is annoying and makes he look silly. (My kid pronounces the same words just fine so why MIL thinks she has to dumb herself down to baby level is beyond me.) |