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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 407302" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Why does it have to be a fight? Obviously both you and your mother in law love your husband very much. Its just a different kind of love. Sometimes an older mother may have more experience than a new mom. You as a new mom want to be the main caretaker to your infant son. That can be tricky when the two of you live in such close proximity to each other. Grandma wants to step in and show you the right way to do everything...her way. I understand that can be difficult. </p><p></p><p>The thing is you have to remember that she loves all of you I am presuming. Even if she is only tolerating you for the sake of her son but adores her son and her grandson, its up to you and your husband to keep the peace in the family so your kids have as much love as they can have. Kids need that. You dont have to do it her way all the time, just smile and nod and let her do her thing when she is around. Its not going to kill the baby. She certainly raised her son into a fine man because you loved him enough to marry him. </p><p></p><p>I would not make any rash decisions when you have a baby that is only 5 months old. Im betting you are still dealing with post natal hormones running rampant. I think you also said you are living in either their home or one of their houses they own. Maybe once you move out on your own it will get better with a bit of distance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 407302, member: 1514"] Why does it have to be a fight? Obviously both you and your mother in law love your husband very much. Its just a different kind of love. Sometimes an older mother may have more experience than a new mom. You as a new mom want to be the main caretaker to your infant son. That can be tricky when the two of you live in such close proximity to each other. Grandma wants to step in and show you the right way to do everything...her way. I understand that can be difficult. The thing is you have to remember that she loves all of you I am presuming. Even if she is only tolerating you for the sake of her son but adores her son and her grandson, its up to you and your husband to keep the peace in the family so your kids have as much love as they can have. Kids need that. You dont have to do it her way all the time, just smile and nod and let her do her thing when she is around. Its not going to kill the baby. She certainly raised her son into a fine man because you loved him enough to marry him. I would not make any rash decisions when you have a baby that is only 5 months old. Im betting you are still dealing with post natal hormones running rampant. I think you also said you are living in either their home or one of their houses they own. Maybe once you move out on your own it will get better with a bit of distance. [/QUOTE]
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