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      Andaiz
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      buds:


      Andaiz!!! Where've you been, sista? You've been missed... by me. :please:
      Been very sporadaic on this forum leh....been very busy at work so no time to log on...now learning to take things easy or would go :siao: .

      How's the blossoming coming along! Congrats love....missed all of ya here! :celebrate:

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        janet88
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        That old granny on TV is exactly like my grandmother…fussy, sensitive, finds fault with others on slightest thing. My aunts and uncles do welcome her to stay with them but not on long term, after 3 days, there will be a ‘war’. It’s been like this for ages, fortunately my grandfather left behind a flat for her.


        When she goes to my mum’s place to stay, we feel like we’re stepping on thin ice.

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          buds
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          Andaiz:
          Been very sporadaic on this forum leh....

          Yeah, sporadic's definitely the word. I look out for your posts when i'm on
          hoping things are all right with ya. :hugs: So far didn't chance upon anythin
          out of the ordinary with ya, so i suppose you're just pretty tied up these days. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php
          Andaiz:
          been very busy at work so no time to log on...now learning to take things easy or would go :siao:.
          Learning to take things easy is the best policy. We're made for the long
          haul as per what westmom shared, remember? 😉
          Andaiz:
          How's the blossoming coming along! Congrats love....missed all of ya here! :celebrate:
          Good. :xedfingers: Except for the bump, i almost don't feel anything different.

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            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. 😓 ... 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. 😓 ... 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
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                        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. 😓 ... 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 免死金牌 from ILs, so now talk also louder lor, see whether got difference in treatment or not 😉

                        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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