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I could use a detachment pep talk
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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 294944" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>Yep. She's making big girl decisions, and she's got to make them herself. It's one thing to call mom occasionally for advice on a special problem, but she needs to know that a marriage is for two people, not two people and their moms or friends. It's inappropriate for you to be so involved. Tell her that you trust that she will make the right decisions, and that you are uncomfortable with the level of involvement you have in their personal choices right now. If you think it would help, recall a day that your mother or mother in law might have given you advice about your marriage that was unsolicited or didn't work out. It can drive a real wedge between family. She needs to save this for when she really has no clue as to what to do, not for when she needs validation.</p><p></p><p>Then redecorate that room! Woo hoo!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 294944, member: 99"] Yep. She's making big girl decisions, and she's got to make them herself. It's one thing to call mom occasionally for advice on a special problem, but she needs to know that a marriage is for two people, not two people and their moms or friends. It's inappropriate for you to be so involved. Tell her that you trust that she will make the right decisions, and that you are uncomfortable with the level of involvement you have in their personal choices right now. If you think it would help, recall a day that your mother or mother in law might have given you advice about your marriage that was unsolicited or didn't work out. It can drive a real wedge between family. She needs to save this for when she really has no clue as to what to do, not for when she needs validation. Then redecorate that room! Woo hoo! [/QUOTE]
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