Is it stupid to divorce your husband because of your mil

I have been having issues with mil ever since I gave birth. The situation has not changed and my baby is 15 months. I just don’t feel my husband is supportive. My mil keeps telling everyone that she cares about me and wants to help. But if she wants to help, why would she say things like I walk away, baby smiles… then complain my maternity is 6 months so baby sticks to me. Also, once she has hold of baby, if baby finds me she will not pass him back. She acts victim and cries in front of the family saying don’t know why I don’t like her… I am so stressed by the whole situation. And anything to do with baby, she will say me. If baby has tummy pain, she will ask me what I eat cause I am breastfeeding. Baby don’t want to eat she will ask me what I cook… I feel like she is blaming me for everything. Baby makes a bit of noise she will ask me to pass to her.., I feel like I am such a lousy mum or what..: I am literally having depression.#advicepls #firsttimemom #firstbaby #helps

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I stayed with my hubby’s family for the past 4 years. My advice is don’t let your MiL affect your marriage, it’s not worth. When MIL make nasty comments that affect you, tell yourself to remain cool (at least on the outside), don’t let her know that she can affect you or it means she wins. Either keep quiet, ignore her, walk away, play along or even laugh it off. If you retaliate/rebut, means her plan to play victim is successful, ppl will pity her cos she got scolded by you. Like that, she got no chance to act victim, cry and ask ppl why you don’t like her. Reply her “ok I’ll ask doctor” whenever she ask why baby so skinny, don’t poop etc. Soon she will reduce those comments cos you always give the same mundane reply. When she ask you to pass baby to her, do it, let her take care of baby while you rest, it’s not a bad thing. If she say things like baby prefers her and not you, play along with it, say “yalo, Ma you should take care of baby more since baby likes you more.” When she knows you don’t mind handing baby to her, soon she won’t be keen to help you babysit while you rest. Rmb, no matter what you’re the mother, baby will know eventually and will be close to you when baby grows up. Don’t worry about passing baby to MIL. This is how I got through the tough period, my baby is almost 2yo and I have gotten used to MIL though she’s still annoying. You’re stronger than you think! Find strength from baby, things will get better, trust yourself! :)

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