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[quote=Anonymous]Honestly my advice would be to just humor them if there is no harm, and ignore if there is harm. Part of it is that these are cultural traditions, which sound like they are very important to your family and truly what's the harm? We have have traditions that are not really rationale and I think we don't get it until we become grandparents perhaps. Other part of it is, family becomes very important after you have a baby. They can be tremendously helpful if you set up the relationship well. By outright dismissing their tradition, you are essentially building a wall. If that is what you want, fine. If not, be more tactful. If no harm, just humor. For others, harmful or just annoying, just say you keep forgetting or it's not convenient or explain dangers. Talk to them about the hardships you are facing and often time they will offer to help or will drop their tradition demands when they hear how overwhelmed you are. [/quote]
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