UrbanBaby

07.04.08, 06:43 AM General Topics
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SIL and new BIL about to have a baby. They pay for nothing, live in an illegal rent-control, and now are asking us to provide crib, changing table, etc etc. I do not need them (and don't think I will) but it "sticks in my craw". Get over it, right ? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 07.04.08, 06:43 AM Flag

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eh, we have family like this. they won't change, it's not worth the mental stress it gives you. As my dear, put upon nana would say, giving them the stuff earns you another star in your crown in heaven. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:47 AM Flag

DH says similaar. I guess I do need to be - as so many women here would scream - non-judgemental and hand the stuff over with a smile. Somehting about their sense of entitlement and if it's mine it's theirs is difficult though. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:49 AM Flag

oh, don't get me wrong. feel free to be judgemental. i certainly am about my deadbeat cousin. But I've accepted that i can't change the situation. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:53 AM Flag

np: It's impossible to get through to people like that. Withholding the items would only cause tension, they'd completely miss the point. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:54 AM Flag

Ugh. They need to abolish these crazy rent-control laws. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:54 AM Flag