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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, i think there is quite a bit going on here.  I think you are anxious about your DH leaving, are very hormonal and worried about how to deal with three.

So I think you want your Mom not just for the extra hands but also for comfort for you.  I think you can express this to her.  I always wanted my Mom after my children were born.  She never came but I had this longing for her.  So I will leave space for that when my daughters have children.

If all you really want is the extra set of hands, well start lining up sitters.  But my hunch is you want more than someone to help with dinner and laundry.  You want company and emotional support and your Mom has obligations (however dismissive you are about them).  So this why you come off a little bratty.  I do not find you bratty just not very self aware.

Thank you for your husbands service and best of luck to you.[/quote]

If what you want is emotional support from your mom, tell her that.  Hire a babysitter to be the extra hands and ask her to be around to hang out with you.  Most nearly 70 year olds don't want to be the primary care giver to two kids while you take care of a baby.  If it is just to be a help to the actual caregivers, that might be different to her.  [/quote]

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