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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I suspect op's family are dysfunctional and overstep boundaries. The letter op's sil posted is kind of a standard letter encouraged at various sites that deal with screwed up families.

If you believe the point of a visit with a family with a new born is to hold said new born, you are being inappropriate. [/quote]
hmmmm
when i had a baby -- i figured people were coming to see, hold, and visit with baby. They already knew my ass.[/quote]

Really? For our visitors the baby was a side show for the main event, catching up with the adults whose lives had just changed so dramatically. It's not like the baby is all that engaging or can tell you how the birth went or how things are going. They might be cute, but are very likely to be asleep most of the visit. Maybe they hold the baby for a bit, and coo...maybe they even hold the baby for a whole nap. But during that time they talk to their friends, the adults, who are the ones with the information and with whom they have a relationship.

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Yes, the attention continued to be centered around me, too.  Why would people come simply to see a creature that sleeps all the time, spits up and messes diapers?  Much less assume that they would want to hold it, lol.[/quote]

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