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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here.

I am not a troll. I'm just taking responses with a grain of salt and replying to those I see fit.

I agree with you all that I need to go easier on the kids because of their ages. In the past, I have not bothered with doing anything differently with the situation because I thought their age mattered. I appreciate the feedback from you all that because they are so young is, indeed, a factor to why they act the way that they do.

To the comments about how lucky I am to have family close-- I get this a lot. I know that I am blessed to have family near but once again, they don't want to help when I *need* the help. They want to help when they can have fun. [b]The grass isn't always greener and I know that if we had no family that I would be jealous of those who did. However, nobody truly can understand this situation or the family dynamic with MIL[/b]. And yes, to say that she is passive-aggressive is an understatement.

All in all, I play in the sandbox with MIL because I have to be respectful. However, there are things above and beyond this that  need to be worked out with the in laws. Again, though, I have to pick and choose my battles. I will talk to MIL about helping me when I get there and see how it goes. Thank you for your replies. [/quote]

Ignore the "you don't know how good you have it" posters. We are immigrants and normally have no help whatsoever from my ILs (my parents are dead). However, MIL once stayed with us to help and also tried to help when we travelled home. It was a total disaster and I couldn't wait for her to leave. No "help" is worth her meddling, and trying to insert herself between me and my kids. None. People who had no experience with this don't understand and only see " free childcare" where in fact you are paying with your relationship with your kids and your own sanity.[/quote]

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