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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP:

Just to chime in, you will find life is long. I've finished raising my brood, and if I had to go back in time, I would be less reactive to things like this. As long as you don't feel your MIL is deliberately trying to undermine you, let her be called Mama X (I didn't read the whole thread, but was her grandma called Mama X too? That makes a difference).

The other thing is -- it is hard to think of this right now -- this baby really is not just yours. It is a person who will have his/her own relationships. And you will be thankful for all the people who love your child and are part of his/her loving community. So let your MIL love your child and be called what she wants to be called.

Just my two cents,

Older and wiser[/quote]

Good advice.[/quote]

Bad advice.  Being a doormat is not good for anyone's relationship with anyone else.  Pettiness is bad, but not wanting someone else to be "Mama" to your child is hardly petty.  [/quote]

I didn't read anything about being a doormat in that post. And you will find that many grandma's often act act as mothers to their grandchildren.  Mine certainly did.  My mom worked two jobs and I spent a lot of time with my grandmother.  She was a second mother to me.[/quote]

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