First and foremost, I am a parent, so please do not try to deflect any contradictory positions to my "lack of understanding". It just means that anything I am about to say that counters you… (View Post)
Seriously, you are fighting over SOMEONE ELSES CHILD. Look, I get where the desire for ALONE TIME comes from. Children, especially babies and toddlers, never really give the non-parent their full foc… (View Post)
I send thank you cards for everything. I am teaching my daughter to send thank you cards for everything. If you easily downgrade a gift for ONE reason, you can easily justify downgrading a thank you … (View Post)
My mother in law tried the same thing. The whole manipulative, "would you do X for me. Its what we do in our family" in front of everyone. I politely said "thank you for the wonderful … (View Post)