I feel like my MIL feels like I cannot care for my kids

Anyone else’s mother in law question their kids about if they’re getting haircuts, where they’be been, how they got each bump and scratch? I legit feel like my mil doesn’t trust me to take care of my own children and is trying to find a way to get custody of them.

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She can’t get custody of them, she has no rights especially if you’re not divorced

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None of those question look suspicious to me…
What else is grandma supposed to talk about with them?

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That’s the things a Grand Mother does
Don’t read to much in to it

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Let her feel that. As long as you know the kids are good don’t worry about it. If she’s acting malicious, don’t keep her in the loop at all.

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It’s disrespectful and I’d tell her. It creates a divide with your children. Set her straight if your husband doesn’t

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Yup my mil on my previous kids. Now she don’t say shit to me with my new baby😂 I got this!

Don’t we all ask how someone got a scratch or bump? I ask my nephews and mates kids not to judge or anything just curious and to show them I care. Your MIL is probably the same. I don’t see anything wrong here at all. I feel like you’re looking into it all too much

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Lol that’s how grandmother’s are… you need to relax

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I’m a grandma if I see a scratch or a cut I ask where they got it do they need some medicine on it I might even say you need a haircut if hair looks all crazy after visit friends are what they did has nothing to do with not trusting the mother called I love my grandkids and I want to be part of their life

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Set boundaries and if she continues then…… make her son set them!

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Grand parents want there grandchildren to look good. If they have scratches asking how they got them doesn’t been she thinks you are harming them.

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Set boundaries. Grandmas often forget their place and overstep.

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Literally just tell her hey. They are kids. And they are mine. Somethings they don’t need to worry about.

You don’t have to relax because I can promise you not everyone is that way. And mother in laws… need to understand we are parents. To our kid…

So set some boundaries you and your husband agree on. And go from there.

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How do the kids feel? Are they uncomfortable?
Is she saying anything to anyone about it?
My mom legit told ppl she lived with us bc I couldn’t take care of my kids. :roll_eyes: Guess who hasn’t seen her grandkids in 7yrs?
There is a distinct difference between her being Grandma and being a witch.
If your gut is saying there’s a problem, talk to her.

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