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    • B Offline
      buds
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      janet_lee88:
      That old granny on TV is exactly like my grandmother...fussy, sensitive, finds fault with others on slightest thing.

      The current channel 8 drama @ 9pm issit... the Precious Babes show?
      Where the MIL faults the elder DIL for almost everything? :faint:

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        markfch
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        buds:
        janet_lee88:

        That old granny on TV is exactly like my grandmother...fussy, sensitive, finds fault with others on slightest thing.


        The current channel 8 drama @ 9pm issit... the Precious Babes show?
        Where the MIL faults the elder DIL for almost everything? :faint:

        No lah. Click at your own risks though 😐 Think emotional blackmail. It's here => http://www.thinkfamily.com.sg/web/general/homepage.asp

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          buds
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          Emotional blackmail? May i even ask why? :evil:


          This is exactly the same question my DD1 ever asked me.
          \"Mummy, gramma doesn't seem to like the things you do &
          at times doesn't even appreciate that you cook & share with
          her food so that she doesn't need to tire herself out to prepare..
          Why do you still give her then? You're still nice to her and remind
          us to be nice to her as well.. why? You even take care of her when
          she falls ill.\"

          I try not to dwell on such things anymore so i try my best to be as
          diplomatic as possible without feeling the hurt when answering them
          as and when they ask. It's usually a .... \"Old people have their own
          way of doing things and mebbe i did it differently. Think positive ok.
          If she comes out with the plate all clean, it goes to show that it
          proably was cos she enjoyed the meal we shared.\"

          DD2 once quipped, \"Or mebbe cos they're very hungry already, mummy..\" 😐

          Then she adds, \"But we love your cooking.. so that's what matters
          right, mummy? You're the best cook ever. In fact i think you should
          have your own cooking show on TV.\" My DD2... sigh.. always the
          little angel.

          Children have eyes, markfch... even when we don't specifically tell
          them stuff. Children always observe and listen even though we think
          they don't. So, i agree with what the video shared... AND THE NEXT
          GENERATION LEARNS.

          Have you read this? > http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/magic-children

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            Sun_2010
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            Buds,


            U really r an angel, if you can overlook, the family politics and do ur \"duty\" . Really takes a large heart to do that. :udawoman:

            buds:

            Children have eyes, markfch... even when we don't specifically tell
            them stuff. Children always observe and listen even though we think
            they don't.
            If only i knew that b4 becoming a mom, sigh! I would have trained and trained to be the purfect me and in the end probably would not have succeeded so would never have had kids. 😐

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              buds
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              Angel is a bit much for me. So paiseh now. :siam:

              Nah, i try to live and let live. While i try to fathom
              why i'm always ill-treated and seemed to be on her
              verbal abuse favourites, i can't come to much x-cept
              for the fact that she thought i stole her son from her
              which after that i think again... eh.. can't be oso wat,
              cos her son is still here with her regardless of the fact
              the DIL is suffering the first few years. She robbed me
              of what should be the first few years of a blissful
              marriage by coming btwn hubs and i a lot, on top of all
              the intrusions as to how we or rather how \"I\" raise the
              children.

              But i refuse to allow these instances to ruin my life so
              i try to find happiness in any way i can. It doesn't help
              that i do not get to leave the house for full time work
              outside, but through the years of n-service i guess the
              toughening up was kinda good for me. I dun think i can
              fall deeper into the pit more than what i have already
              gone through.. the life she gave me only made me even
              stronger.

              I suppose i'd be seen as an angel by her and FIL when i
              can finally give birth to a boy for my #3. This is the sole
              reason why i don't think a gender scan halfway through
              the pregnancy (est.. 5-6mths) is a good idea. I'm all for
              the 'surprise' factor this time round... or else i think i'd
              be quite stressed. šŸ˜“ ... if it weren't a boy. :faint:

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                Andaiz
                last edited by

                buds:

                I suppose i'd be seen as an angel by her and FIL when i
                can finally give birth to a boy for my #3. This is the sole
                reason why i don't think a gender scan halfway through
                the pregnancy (est.. 5-6mths) is a good idea. I'm all for
                the 'surprise' factor this time round... or else i think i'd
                be quite stressed. šŸ˜“ ... if it weren't a boy. :faint:
                haha! That's exactly what I said to DH. Too bad for MIL, we have three girls! But they are wonderful enough for me! :celebrate:

                Don't fret, buds, BABY's a life and a precious gift...boy or girl, eh?

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                  markfch
                  last edited by

                  buds:

                  I suppose i'd be seen as an angel by her and FIL when i
                  can finally give birth to a boy for my #3. This is the sole
                  reason why i don't think a gender scan halfway through
                  the pregnancy (est.. 5-6mths) is a good idea. I'm all for
                  the 'surprise' factor this time round... or else i think i'd
                  be quite stressed. šŸ˜“ ... if it weren't a boy. :faint:
                  Actually which gender depends on the dad's chromosome mah. Nothing to do with mummies. Pity those woman of olden times who were prejudiced by ILs cos didn't give birth to male heir. :roll:

                  Buds, now that you've ds, you are awarded the å…ę­»é‡‘ē‰Œ from ILs, so now talk also louder lor, see whether got difference in treatment or not šŸ˜‰

                  My ILs got 4 girls and no son. So when ds (their one and only extremely precious grandchild) came, they were so happy with my 'performance'. Appraisal that year was A+, got special PB wan ok. Buy things also give to me only. My other BILs (who are childless) just pretend not to notice. Mum also got this mindset that boys can do no wrong. *faint*

                  Luckily ds didn't turn out too pampered. Otherwise I will :stupid:

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                    buds
                    last edited by

                    Andaiz:
                    haha! That's exactly what I said to DH. Too bad for MIL, we have three girls! But they are wonderful enough for me! :celebrate:

                    You can't be more right, Andaiz sista! :celebrate:
                    I cannot imagine life without my two angels.. i even bought them both a
                    tee that said, \"Girls are better than boys!\" much to the :roll: of my ILs. :lol:
                    Andaiz:
                    Don't fret, buds, BABY's a life and a precious gift...boy or girl, eh?
                    Yes. Definitely that wor.. :hugs:

                    Being an old mommy now, i'm quite freaked out by horror stories of ya know..šŸ™

                    So for me ultimately, a normal healthy baby is the ONLY thing i pray for
                    this #3. I cannot imagine being such an old mommy really... kinda :oops:
                    really...

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                      markfch
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                      buds:

                      Have you read this? > http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/magic-children
                      Your dd2 is simply wonderful. Wah, this type of DIL cannot be too bad wan. Want to matchmake or not :rotflmao: My ds not bad you know. Is very well trained since young, got piano, got swimming, got learn fractions (the one that I got from you lor), got this and that (and I cannot stop laughing already) :laugh:

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                        markfch
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                        LKVM:
                        wah wat a matchmaking markfch :shock:


                        btw is it ok with u cause ur DS is younger to the buds DD2 šŸ˜‰
                        No prob, no prob. For the sake of having a good DIL, anything also can. Btw, this grandpa very modern thinking wan. Grandson or daughter also nevermind but at least try to have one lah šŸ˜‰ šŸ˜‰

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