I need to rant about my MIL
My daughter is a 13 months old and is afraid of my MIL. My MIL is the type of person that if things aren't going her way she will bitch and complain to everyone. Last year during a celebration for my daughter my MIL complained about how she thought my family was being too "native." My family is full blooded navajo and I wanted to celebrate my daughter's first laughter because in our culture that is seen as being an important milestone in a newborn's life. It's a cause for celebration. I read texts on my husbands phone from her saying that she thought the whole thing was bullshit and that she got so offended about prayers being said in Navajo. We asked if they would like to say a prayer in english but she said no.
Then for a few months last year I visited my family and in that time I never got a text or a call from my MIL asking if I would like to come over for a visit or is she could visit me and my daughter. But she had the nerve to lie to my husband and say she tried to call and text. I didnt hear a damn thing from her. Why should I go somewhere that I'm not invited to or that I'm not welcome.
Now that my daughter is a year old and during this last visit my daughter cried every time my MIL came near her. She would rather my FIL or her great aunt or uncle hold her than my MIL.
I keep telling my husband I wont go over there because if my daughter is afraid of her I'm not going to make her sit there and constantly cry during the whole visit. I can't stand my MIL. She's manipulative, she makes fun of her other grandkids, she's racist, and she's the most ignorant person I have ever met in my life. She constantly makes me feel bad about being a mother to my daughter. She criticizes everything I do and is always saying how my choice of career is horrible.
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