Am I being jaded? Monster in law.

Ok so quick back story, my husband and I tried for YEARS to get pregnant. Miracle finally happened and our little girl will be here in December! (Yay!) My mother in law (aka monster in law) did something incredibly sweet by someone else’s standard, but to me she is a narcissistic b who wants to be the center of attention....

I have always dreamed of picking out my baby’s nursery furniture, ESPECIALLY the crib. In the past my mil has mentioned getting us a crib and I politely explained to her that I really wanted the experience of picking out my own crib. Thanks but no thanks.... MULTIPLE times. Well guess what is sitting in my daughters nursery 🤦🏼‍♀️. Yup a crib. And I HATE it. Every time I look at it I want to cry. This is totally the way she is, I know it may seem harmless to someone else but she does things like this all the time to be the center of attention and to make you feel like you owe her something. It is the complete opposite of what I wanted. I wanted a small white crib (like a mini crib) due to the size of her nursery. It is a huge monstrosity of a crib with an attached changing table. It’s also a super dark espresso color. I feel like she picked out something so different than what I wanted on purpose... then I try to remind myself to be grateful, and just accept it.

I just feel like I was robbed of this beautiful crib buying experience that I had been waiting years for. 😔 My husband understands how his mother is, but also just kinda sees this as an expense he won’t need to worry about.