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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If THIS is OPs hill to die on (baby shower thrown by MIL before OPs first child is even born) does anyone else foresee a very difficult parenting journey for OP?

You might as well rip the bandaid off now OP and let MIL know she cannot see baby until two montus after baby is born and only if she provides an updated copy of her shot records, she is not allowed to sing any lullabies or read any books to baby if they are not the same "classics" OPs mom read to her, she cannot rock the baby to sleep, no toys, no presents, no clothes, no babysitting, no treats, no Christmas visits especially if it involves bringing future grandkid to Christmas services so their church friends can see how cute baby is and No. Non-organic. Food. Or. Snacks.

Deviation from said rules will result in immediate cut off from the baby, unless you need emergency babysitting, in which case the babysitting rule will be dropped (but not the others).

And also let MIL know that if she plays along and follows all your rules, you promise to be very angry at her in six to ten years when she doesn't have a close relationship with the now kid sized baby while maintaining a close relationship with her other grandkids.

It is, after all, the dcum way. [/quote]

Sorry, but "parenting" is not the same thing as "appeasing MIL."[/quote]

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