3. They tend to criticize all your moves.
In-laws tend to disapprove a lot of the way their children are being raised.
A Michigan mother shared on Parenting.com that her mother-in-law always tells her how lucky she is to have a nanny since she’s working so much and she’s not able to take care of her own child.
Another mother from Minnesota says that her mother-in-law always criticizes her and her parenting skills, especially when her child is feeling sick and her husband is the one that takes a day off to take care of him.
Through their eyes, she’s a bad mom, even though her husband is the one with a more flexible work schedule, and he doesn’t mind staying at home with his children.
According to Newman, it would be recommended to be honest and straightforward. Tell them you don’t like the fact that they criticize all your moves, and even when they don’t agree with your methods, they should keep it to themselves.
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