Why can't In-Laws mind their own business?

Jenn Barrette

Jenn Barrette

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Need to complain about this... My DH comes back from dropping my DD at the in-laws, and he tells me "Oh, by the way they bought her a potty, and here are some potty books they found at garage sale."

I'm sorry, but last time I checked it was the parents decision on when to potty train! She is only 22 months, its not like she is 4 and not potty trainned yet. She isn't over there very often that they can't change a few diapers.

The most annoying part it is, that this Friday when I get paid I was going to bring her shopping for "big girl" undies, and pick out potty treats. So now it looks like I am potty training her because they pressured me into it. :cursing:

Why can't they mind their own business!
 
on the one hand, grrrr for their interference.

otoh, LET THEM TRAIN HER!!! potty training. not. fun.
 
meems said:
on the one hand, grrrr for their interference.

otoh, LET THEM TRAIN HER!!! potty training. not. fun.
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I totally agree!!

my three year old has been fighting me on this, and my ILs and my Mother keep after me ... "is he trained yet?". Well, lucky them, he will be with them each for two weeks this summer ... if he isn't trained before, he better be after with the way they have been saying it should be done, it's easy!! lmao Oh, and it's not like I have never trained a kid, I have three that now how to already. lol Quinten is just being willful and stubborn, like all three year olds I know.
 
Sonja, I hope he isn't just so you can smirk and say "well, why didn't you get him trained? You had him for 2 weeks." and you get to say it TWICE! WOOT! Lol!

That sucks Jennifer, I'm sorry. Having no kids, I have no experience or words of wisdom. But I do wish they'd butt out! LOL!
 
Sorry to hear that. My MIL is VERY nosey that way too! Although they never bought a potty chair or anything like that. Now we just don't talk to my MIL (well for over the last year anyway)
 
Thanks for listening to me complain ladies! I am just afraid they will freak her out and make it harder for me to potty train her after...grrr...LOL
 
I think all children have a predetermined age to potty train...Don't let them pressure you :) You and your dd can do it when you two are both ready :) (unless they do it first bawahha it's NOT fun but it can be a great experience for you both)
 
Both my husband's parents have passed but what I do have is his sister's. The ONLY time they call is when one of them needs money. Apparently we are the loan officers at the Bank of Larson. I finally put my foot down last fall and told him no more. We aren't taking from our family any more to support them. Sorry your's are being a pain to you. I say take you sweet girl out and buy her big girl panties and make it a big deal. And I would say to them "I'm not pressuring her because kids will potty train when THEY are ready. Forcing the issue is just asking for more accidents later. But we are working on it."
 
LOL, you have the energy to start it at this age? I'm anti potty training. I didn't do it with my oldest, she was in underwear by 31 months which I thought was pretty good. But I was too lazy to do charts and rewards and such, just let her run around outside naked some, had a potty chair, and once she was regularly using it bought her some underwear and that was it.

She's still in night-time pull-ups though, I don't know what we did wrong there!

Anyway, I'm sorry your IL's are pushing you. Though I do have a friend whose mother potty-trained her son while she baby-sat him!
 
JenniferBarrette said:
Why can't they mind their own business!
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Ain't that the million dollar question? When somebody discovers the secret behind this, please by all means let me know :blink: Jennifer it does get better when the kids get older. Everybody seems to have an opinion on every little thing about how you raise your kid when they're little. I think they probably mean well, but most of us don't wanna hear it. It really will get better with time. I think they learn that we ignore them for the most part, and we learn to ignore them for the most part :p It can be a real bugger in the meantime.
 
Ick im sorry honey! My inlaws are the same way with breastfeeding!! I am still weaning our 19 month old and we get a lot of crap for it!! Hugs!!
 
I'm really surprised my MIL hasn't done the same thing. Although, we already have a potty...I tried to PT Kaylee last summer before she turned 2, now I'm going to try and do it this summer before she turns 3. :)

Sorry your MIL is being a PITA...I hope she does PT her!
 
I would say, still take her out for the "big Girl Panties" that is the fun part, before all of the He!! starts
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Ugh if it were just the books I think I could have over looked it because they probably did just stumble upon those at the garage sale, but to actually go out with the intent to buy a potty...no way mister that's just to much!!!

If it were me (but remember I'm kind of withcy :D) I'd take your DD out on pay day and let her pick out a pretty flower or plant and you and her plant it in that potty. Then when you MIL is over the next time show it to her and tell her how much you appreciate that fabulous pot she bought you!!!! :D :D :D :D
 
mummytothree said:
Ugh if it were just the books I think I could have over looked it because they probably did just stumble upon those at the garage sale, but to actually go out with the intent to buy a potty...no way mister that's just to much!!!

If it were me (but remember I'm kind of withcy :D) I'd take your DD out on pay day and let her pick out a pretty flower or plant and you and her plant it in that potty. Then when you MIL is over the next time show it to her and tell her how much you appreciate that fabulous pot she bought you!!!! :D :D :D :D
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ROTFL! Great idea!
 
ugh i too had my mom and husbands mom on my back bout potty training him...but thankfully he (owen's 4 in nov) has been potty trained for about 5 days now and when we went to see my mom yesterday, she was so excited to find out he came over in big boy underwear lol......her face just lit up it was so cute. ((hug))
 
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