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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. How about I clarify? This was me "blowing up" after more than two years of comments about us having another baby: "We'll have a baby when we feel ready, it's really not appropriate to keep commenting about it when you don't know the full situation and it isn't your business."

I can assure you MIL is not treated like "trash" at all.

Anyway, the posters saying it's a blessing in disguise are right and I think that's what I believe deep down. I was just reading another thread about little babies getting sick at daycare and it freaked me out and got me overthinking.[/quote]

Ignore the irritant MIL aspect for now...how well did she care for your child that 1st year?  Safe and loved?  Did you come home and find the baby in a crib with an ancient poop diaper?   Her feeding s/he a bowl of potato chips?  Use MIL for care if she did that job well.  If everyday was a battle that's another story.  [/quote]

Yes, after the initial bumps of transitioning and getting used to things, the arrangement went well. I had virtually no problems at all with MIL until about 8 months ago some things changed in her behavior for reasons unknown to us and that DH has not been able to get to the bottom of in their discussions. Most likely it happened over a period of time until we really started to notice and it became a problem that had to be addressed.[/quote]

Not sure what you are talking about here but my dad's dementia started with some subtle behavior and judgment problems. He overreacted to any questions or criticism about his behavior. He was always kind of difficult so it took a little while for us to figure out it was his age and not just his personality. Not relying on your MIL for childcare may be a good thing.[/quote]

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