Hello! How should I react to my own mother's strong interference in m...

11 месяцев назад Екатерина 4г1м Краснодар

Hello! How should I react to my own mother's strong interference in my life? I'm really tired, I don't want to ruin our relationship, but her actions are forcing my hand. By the way, my mom lives 200 km away from us and my husband; she has the opportunity to visit us, but she doesn’t. My husband and I decided not to send our 3-year-old son to kindergarten yet, for our own reasons. This infuriated my mom because we didn't consult her. She wasn't asked, even though I told her that this is our family and she shouldn't interfere. A week later, she calls again, saying that he won't succeed in life, he needs social interaction. You’re probably using him as an excuse not to be pushed to work (although no one is pushing me, and my husband says I should stay at home). For the record, I didn’t go to kindergarten and grew up a reserved person (because my father drank, beat my mom, and she was always looking for him, I had no support). She thinks the reason isn't the parental relationship but rather the lack of kindergarten. Then she said that she found a football club in our city and that he MUST be enrolled. I said, thank you for the information, but I need to discuss it with my husband. And she again asked, why not enroll him there? Why don't you want to? And so on. Recently, she blurted out that she wants to take my grandson to live with her and my stepfather. They would send him to kindergarten and take him to activities, while my husband and I could have another child. I was shocked by these words. She supposedly pities me and wants what’s best. In her opinion, I have no support, I'm alone. But she can't just come and visit, or take him for a couple of days, even if we bring him to her. She also said, let me come to you, and we'll go look at children's clubs. I said, I have a husband, and we can manage on our own. But she said, why distract him from work, let him work. As if he's not a father 🤦 She really started to interfere a lot in our life. Especially when it comes to our child with my husband. What should I do in this situation? My husband and I have a wonderful, trusting relationship. I've never spoken a bad word about him to her.

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First and foremost, it is important to remember that your life and your family are your business, and you do not need to justify your decisions to your parents, even if it's your mom. Your mom probably acts out of care and a desire to help, but her interference can be intrusive and negatively affect your life and relationships. It is important to set boundaries and clearly express your stance. Talk to your mom openly and honestly about how her interference in your life is starting to harm your relationships. Ask her to respect your decisions and give you space to make your own choices. If your mom continues to interfere, it might be helpful to set temporary limits on communication or even seek help from a psychologist or family counselor to find ways of effective communication and conflict resolution. It is important to remember that your family is your priority, and you need to protect your boundaries and maintain healthy relationships with all family members, including your mom.
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Катя Та
Hello. In this situation, you just need to stand your ground and say that you are the parents of your son and will continue to make decisions about his future. Where it's best for him and how it's best for him, and he is still too small for various activities. Or, when your husband is around, put the phone on speaker so he can hear and politely say that we will decide ourselves when and where to enroll him, and thank you for your concern, etc. In the current global situation, where anything can happen to children, I wouldn't entrust my child to anyone, especially not to a stepfather who is a stranger. Not at all. If you and your husband are satisfied with how things are, you might as well stay at home with the child. I also face misunderstandings sometimes, but when my husband speaks up, all questions are settled. Especially since the child doesn't really know them well since you live far apart. And even if they come to visit, it would take more than a day for the child to get used to them and to go somewhere with them. And it's telling that she didn't come to help before but now suddenly needs something, why stress the child? You should consult with your husband, even if your parents helped or not, it's your family and here your mother is also not right. I wouldn't even pick up the phone to avoid listening to this again.
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Анастасия
7г10м 2г6м
To separate. From your mother. If words fail to convey that this is your life and you do not need advice, especially not her active participation in it, limit communication. Fortunately, you have more than enough opportunities to do so, since you are not physically nearby.
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Вера
4г8м
Oh. Just like my sister. The husband is always the bad one. And he's a man, he shouldn't interfere in parenting, he should just work. Meanwhile, he works remotely, and I commute to work. Consequently, my husband is very involved with our child, picks him up from daycare, and spends more time with him. Once we went on a vacation together. Our child had a runny nose, and we were on a tour. On the way, our daughter got carsick. So she decided that the child had a fever, and we were such scoundrels for dragging him on a tour and generally we are sociopaths. In one of the arguments, she told her husband that he was like a woman, meddling in parenting 😃 But overall, my sister often says that she will pick up the child, she lives far away but comes for about a month. But I know she has rose-colored glasses when it comes to children. She doesn’t have her own. And it seems to her that it's only joy and happiness. The last time I left my daughter with her for three consecutive days. I went to work myself. After that, the amount of advice sharply decreased.
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4г11м
Enroll her in clubs for retirees. It seems to me she has too much free time and she is not living her own life, but rather occupying a space in your life. The frequency of phone calls can be regulated independently.
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