Hi doll, just got caught up ... whew! you handled that minefield so well, Mleigh I am so proud of you!!!
TBH, it was very hard for me to read that as it cut so very close to home for me. My MIL's interference drove us into MC 11 years ago. H's head didn't come out of her you know what until she drove S home one night after drinking all afternoon, having let him sit in the front seat (age barely 6, weight far below 100 pounds). yeah. let that sink in. Everyone's circumstances are different yet we seem to see common themes, don't we?
You can only do your best, which is spectacular, btw, and keep on top of it. Don't give an inch unless you want to. Sometimes I think everything I ever needed to know about raising kids, or dealing with obnoxious in laws/spouses I could learn from training my beloved dog.
Be kind, reward good behavior, and don't let them forget who is the alpha
M 20+ T25+ S ~15.5 (BD) BD 4/6/15 D 12/23/16
"Someone I loved once gave me A box full of darkness. It took me years to understand, That this too, was a gift." ~ Mary Oliver
