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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The thing is, these are probably people with no clue whatsoever.

I would read her the riot act, and explain to your father and all other close relatives as well, that a PREMATURE baby, especially such an extremely premature child, is medically fragile, that you are understandably depressed and anxious about your child, and in postpartum recovery to boot.

There's nothing to lose at this point, so I would make damn well sure to point out how unhelpful and emotionally unsupportive they've been in your time of need, and how it has cut deep and you won't forget and forgive in a hurry.

People who are ignorant about childbirth and prematurity just can't guess how hard it is. Sometimes they need to hear the unvarnished truth.

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PP again - I had a 32 week old preemie, and my parents were very helpful. However, I've had clashes with them concerning other challenging situations in my life that they could not understand and during which my mother was cruel and my father clueless. I had to raise my voice, explain things firmly and place blame squarely where it belonged, ie, on them. They would never have understood my challenges otherwise! They never actually apologized for the worst episode, but after I ended my 3 months no-contact period, they were much nicer than before...

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