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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I spent the first several months of my child's life basically spring-loaded to stand up for myself. But I was really good at keeping things in check. When my FIL stayed the night with us when ds was about a month old, we got into an argument because he wanted the baby to sleep in a bassinet in HIS room, so I could get some sleep. I didn't want that to happen, for various reasons. It was shocking to me that he thought he could strong-arm me into allowing him to get his way. Since then (two+ years ago) he's made various comments that I shut down immediately. He rolls his eyes, and might try to repeat his point again, but nothing like the back-and-forth of that one night.

Since then, I have to try very very hard to keep my mouth shut about the minor things. But that first incident really helped bolster my confidence -- made me realize I never have to worry about hurt feelings because when it comes to MY baby, we go by DH's and my rules. OP, you'll figure out the fine line between letting things go and not letting things go. Good luck. [/quote]

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