Comments on: My In-Laws Are Driving Me INSANE!!! http://lastshredsofsanity.com/my-in-laws-are-driving-me-insane/ Attempting To Find Balance And Serenity Amid Utter Chaos Sat, 19 May 2012 17:13:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Blog Party: Day 7 | Last Shreds Of Sanity | California Mom Blog http://lastshredsofsanity.com/my-in-laws-are-driving-me-insane/comment-page-1/#comment-14257 Blog Party: Day 7 | Last Shreds Of Sanity | California Mom Blog Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:28:37 +0000 http://lastshredsofsanity.com/?p=115#comment-14257 [...] My SIL, because she has no idea what the true meaning of Christmas is nor does she have any idea of how to be nice & let people live their own lives. Truly. Don’t believe me? Go read this post. [...] [...] My SIL, because she has no idea what the true meaning of Christmas is nor does she have any idea of how to be nice & let people live their own lives. Truly. Don’t believe me? Go read this post. [...]

]]> By: thedomesticfringe http://lastshredsofsanity.com/my-in-laws-are-driving-me-insane/comment-page-1/#comment-108 thedomesticfringe Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:50:00 +0000 http://lastshredsofsanity.com/?p=115#comment-108 Oh, I would be very, very upset...to say the least. All of our children are created to be unique and all have their idiosyncrasies. I think it's a shame that we (as a society) have worked so hard into placing our children in these neat little boxes. We forget that some children just have certain talents, abbilites (or lack thereof) and personality traits. I once had a teacher tell me I should have my son checked for ADHD...she was certain he had it because he never stopped talking in class. She forgets that she never disciplined him in class for talking too much. It's amazing how he can stay quiet during church services and even graduation ceremonies when he's with me. No words, no fidgeting, no misbehavior. I was very troubled by her lack of tact.<br/><br/>Sorry it's your own family. That's a tough pill to swallow and considering you're profession, I think you'd know if there were a problem! Oh, I would be very, very upset…to say the least. All of our children are created to be unique and all have their idiosyncrasies. I think it’s a shame that we (as a society) have worked so hard into placing our children in these neat little boxes. We forget that some children just have certain talents, abbilites (or lack thereof) and personality traits. I once had a teacher tell me I should have my son checked for ADHD…she was certain he had it because he never stopped talking in class. She forgets that she never disciplined him in class for talking too much. It’s amazing how he can stay quiet during church services and even graduation ceremonies when he’s with me. No words, no fidgeting, no misbehavior. I was very troubled by her lack of tact.

Sorry it’s your own family. That’s a tough pill to swallow and considering you’re profession, I think you’d know if there were a problem!

]]> By: Cheryl Podolsky http://lastshredsofsanity.com/my-in-laws-are-driving-me-insane/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Cheryl Podolsky Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:06:00 +0000 http://lastshredsofsanity.com/?p=115#comment-106 Oh, don't get me started...! Oh, don’t get me started…!

]]> By: Cheryl http://lastshredsofsanity.com/my-in-laws-are-driving-me-insane/comment-page-1/#comment-13200 Cheryl Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:06:00 +0000 http://lastshredsofsanity.com/?p=115#comment-13200 Oh, don't get me started...! Oh, don’t get me started…!

]]> By: babyrocasmama http://lastshredsofsanity.com/my-in-laws-are-driving-me-insane/comment-page-1/#comment-104 babyrocasmama Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:41:00 +0000 http://lastshredsofsanity.com/?p=115#comment-104 Cheryl,<br/><br/>My "other" blogs, although brilliantly (only in my own mind) titled, are only "test' blogs, for titles, templates, etc. I really wanted to name my blog "Hearing Voices" or "You're just jealous 'cuz the voices talk to me", but was advised against it.<br/><br/>Who knows, maybe I will make one of them the active place for my "voices". We'll see.<br/><br/>Thank you for becoming a follower. I was getting worried that no one liked what I had to say!<br/><br/>And your line about wishing you had married an orphan? Classic! Even my husband laughed! Cheryl,

My “other” blogs, although brilliantly (only in my own mind) titled, are only “test’ blogs, for titles, templates, etc. I really wanted to name my blog “Hearing Voices” or “You’re just jealous ‘cuz the voices talk to me”, but was advised against it.

Who knows, maybe I will make one of them the active place for my “voices”. We’ll see.

Thank you for becoming a follower. I was getting worried that no one liked what I had to say!

And your line about wishing you had married an orphan? Classic! Even my husband laughed!

]]> By: This Crazy Thing Called Motherhood http://lastshredsofsanity.com/my-in-laws-are-driving-me-insane/comment-page-1/#comment-99 This Crazy Thing Called Motherhood Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:02:00 +0000 http://lastshredsofsanity.com/?p=115#comment-99 Oh wow, I totally wanted to reach through my computer screen and hug you because I experienced something very similar with MY OWN FAMILY when my daughter was 3-4 years old. <br/><br/>They thought she could be autistic, then they thought she had a sensory disorder, then they thought she had a social disorder, then they thought she might have Aspergers...it never stopped! I was always being criticized and like what happened with you, it was being said in front of my poor daughter. Ugh.<br/><br/>I think it was because of my sister's jealousy. She works in the field of child care and was always considered the one who 'had a way with kids' in our family. She was the one who wanted to have kids, while I couldn't stand other people's kids when I was in college and would talk about how I never wanted to have kids. When I got married and had my daughter, I think they just couldn't get their heads around how I had changed...and I think they figured I must be a bad parent because I used to have such disdain for children. (I had moved out to the West Coast so they didn't get to see me with my daughter very much...or see how motherhood and marriage had changed me.)<br/><br/>Anyway, my daughter is now 6 years old, thriving in Kindergarten and I wouldn't change her for the world. She is fiery and passionate, sweet and compassionate, determined and stubborn, and curious and creative. I am so glad all that negative crap from my family didn't poison her...or me. (It was really hard for awhile, but they finally realized that they were WRONG and stopped.)<br/><br/>I'll cross my fingers that you won't have to wait until your child is 6 years old until you get a reprieve from it all!<br/><br/>Hang in there! :) Oh wow, I totally wanted to reach through my computer screen and hug you because I experienced something very similar with MY OWN FAMILY when my daughter was 3-4 years old.

They thought she could be autistic, then they thought she had a sensory disorder, then they thought she had a social disorder, then they thought she might have Aspergers…it never stopped! I was always being criticized and like what happened with you, it was being said in front of my poor daughter. Ugh.

I think it was because of my sister’s jealousy. She works in the field of child care and was always considered the one who ‘had a way with kids’ in our family. She was the one who wanted to have kids, while I couldn’t stand other people’s kids when I was in college and would talk about how I never wanted to have kids. When I got married and had my daughter, I think they just couldn’t get their heads around how I had changed…and I think they figured I must be a bad parent because I used to have such disdain for children. (I had moved out to the West Coast so they didn’t get to see me with my daughter very much…or see how motherhood and marriage had changed me.)

Anyway, my daughter is now 6 years old, thriving in Kindergarten and I wouldn’t change her for the world. She is fiery and passionate, sweet and compassionate, determined and stubborn, and curious and creative. I am so glad all that negative crap from my family didn’t poison her…or me. (It was really hard for awhile, but they finally realized that they were WRONG and stopped.)

I’ll cross my fingers that you won’t have to wait until your child is 6 years old until you get a reprieve from it all!

Hang in there! :)

]]> By: Hollie http://lastshredsofsanity.com/my-in-laws-are-driving-me-insane/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Hollie Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:22:00 +0000 http://lastshredsofsanity.com/?p=115#comment-98 you're right girlie! cheryl's comment about marrying an orphan was hilariously perfect! you’re right girlie! cheryl’s comment about marrying an orphan was hilariously perfect!

]]> By: Court http://lastshredsofsanity.com/my-in-laws-are-driving-me-insane/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Court Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:38:00 +0000 http://lastshredsofsanity.com/?p=115#comment-97 leave and cleave baby, your family is your hubby and your baby and that is it. everyone else is secondary family to me and secondary family comes just that second. i would tell everyone that. its us and then you! leave and cleave baby, your family is your hubby and your baby and that is it. everyone else is secondary family to me and secondary family comes just that second. i would tell everyone that. its us and then you!

]]> By: babyrocasmama http://lastshredsofsanity.com/my-in-laws-are-driving-me-insane/comment-page-1/#comment-94 babyrocasmama Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:47:00 +0000 http://lastshredsofsanity.com/?p=115#comment-94 Thank you all for your comments & encouragements. I needed that!<br/><br/>It is REALLY nice to know that other, completely objective people think I AM RIGHT about this!!;P HA!!<br/><br/>I'll let you all know how this turns out. BTW, I told my Big Bro & he is STEAMED, he is a former cop & used to work with mentally disabled kids, so he knows what to look for as well.<br/><br/>The things some people THINK they know all about both amazes & infuriates me.<br/><br/>As my best friend, Carol, always says, "Other people's kids, man! Other people's kids!" Thank you all for your comments & encouragements. I needed that!

It is REALLY nice to know that other, completely objective people think I AM RIGHT about this!!;P HA!!

I'll let you all know how this turns out. BTW, I told my Big Bro & he is STEAMED, he is a former cop & used to work with mentally disabled kids, so he knows what to look for as well.

The things some people THINK they know all about both amazes & infuriates me.

As my best friend, Carol, always says, "Other people's kids, man! Other people's kids!"

]]> By: Queenie Jeannie http://lastshredsofsanity.com/my-in-laws-are-driving-me-insane/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Queenie Jeannie Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:07:00 +0000 http://lastshredsofsanity.com/?p=115#comment-93 Thanks for popping in to *see* me today! I love seeing ya!!! Thanks for popping in to *see* me today! I love seeing ya!!!

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