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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You and your DH sound awful and entitled.  You exploded on her to drop it, and then established boundaries - understandable and completely fine.  But now, when it’s convenient for you, you want to pretend like that explosion and boundary-setting didn’t occur.

If you couldn’t afford another child, you should have avoided becoming pregnant.  It’s not your MIL’s job to give you free child care, especially in light of the circumstances.  You told her to drop it - and she did (including her promise of free child care).  [/quote]

Totally crazy idea, but have you tried sincerely apologizing for you exploding on her (fwiw, I bet she was just expressing excitement and hoping for another baby to take care of....sooner rather than later hence her constant reminders about "just do it, I'm your free childcare").

Maybe once you admit you were out of line (which is debatable on dcum bc we don't know the exact words exchanged or the tone or the context), you could ask her if she'd reconsider her offer for free babysitting? [/quote]

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