Organic Cotton Kids Clothing

Recently my partner & I have been taking my 20 month old out to children's christmas parties, family days at parks, christmas story time at the library etc. At the moment there are a lot of activities around for children because of christmas & school holidays. The problem is that my partner keeps inviting my MIL to these activities. I don't mind her coming to one or two but she's coming with us to everything and also inviting us out to christmas events. When she's with us, she acts like she is my son's mother. She ignores me. She's ask me how I am and before I can reply she starts talking to my partner. She tries to give my son food that I don't allow (red cordial, fried foods etc). I'm very firm with her and say no but she continues trying to give my son these foods until my partner speaks up and says no. She actually pushes me out of the way so that she can pick up my son or hold his hand and I'm forced to walk behimd my parnter, son and mil. She acts more like my partner's wife than mother when we are out. She'll put her arm around him when walking (whilst trying to hold my son's hand), she's touchy-feely with him and kisses him a lot. But she only does this in public, not when she's at my house or when we are at hers. She'll pick my son up (who likes to walk when we are out) and when he says "no, down' and starts getting upset, she'll tell him to stop his nonsense and that "he likes granny holding him". She makes nasty comments about how I dress my son and how she'll need to buy him "proper clothes" which is nuts because I dress him in shirt & shorts which all kids wear. She insults me for how I raise my son and because I buy organic food and don't like him eating crap or dinking soft drink, I am "not allowing him to be a child". She also tells me I'm wrapping my son in cotton wool because I stop her from doing stupid and dangerous things with my son such as putting my son in a wading pool by himself and walking inside so she could have a coffee. I'd asked her to watch my son for a few minutes whilst I was at her house & my partner was outside trying to fix her car. I went to the toilet and walked out to see her drinking a coffee. I asked where my son was & she said outside, in the pool. I freaked out and ran outside and thankfully he was just sitting in the water playing but the water was past his knees & young children drown in less water than that. I lost it and screamed at her. I told my partner what she had done and said my son was never to be left alone with her again & my partner agreed. This happend only 3 or so weeks ago and she has the gall to tell me that she's going to babysit my son because my parnter deserves a night out and I should go with him. I've told my partner that I don't want her coming out with us so much and we need to do more things just as a family but he says she is lonely and likes spending time with my son. What can I do? She has no respect for me and I hate seeing her try to act like my son's mother. It seems that she wants to take my place. Any advice?

aren't monster in laws real pains lol when i dislike something about the way they treat my family, I tell them. that's the only way to get it thru their thick heads sometimes. I abide maximum tolerance but sometimes if I don't get any respect, they shouldn't expect any from me either. So far being outspoken has made them straighten themselves out. But I never forget to thank them for their concern and care for my child, sometimes upto a fault that oversteps mine and my husband's decision, they just mean well in the end.

2008-12-11 23:58:28 by Honey S

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