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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]About the weight: "Oh gosh, I have no idea. Doc says it's fine, so I don't worry about it."  The refer-to-doc approach works for a lot of pregnancy nosiness.

[b]re toddlers, I find giving well-meaning but clueless grandparents reasons helps. "Don't because it will be too hard to clean off. Guaranteed tantrum."[/b] [/quote]

Agree with this.

Also - consider if the PP with the lightening up comment may be on to something.  I almost never wear makeup - special events / date nights only.  But my mother in law has a game with  my girls where they put on 'bunny noses', i.e. they put her blush on their noses.  Would I play that game? No.  Do I find it silly? Yes.  *BUT* it doesn't hurt my kids, and it's one of the ways they have right now to bond with their grandmother, so I let it slide.

So while I agree with the various suggestions for ways to enforce boundaries, I also recommend you look closely at the boundaries you're trying to erect, and focus your energy on the ones that really matter to you, and perhaps let some preferences slide.[/quote]

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