How to stop grandparents from acting overprotective?
I have been living with my wife's family for a while both before and after the birth of my kid, and my mother-in-law feels like she is right about everything.
My wife is also a way of nagging what she thinks is right and I think it's very annoying when you they keep proving you wrong. Her grandma just pops in room in middle of night or early morning if baby start crying, which again in my opinion is very foolish and invading privacy.
Same issue is with her brothers too, they just keep on talking like my wife isn't taking care of the baby. Is the environment toxic or do they want to own the baby's life?
I feel I don't have control of being the baby's dad and I am losing control. Hence the question, how to stop grandparents from being overprotective?
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Well this is a poopy situation no matter how you cut it...so sorry. And I'm guessing the answers you're going to get aren't going to be all that encouraging either...again, sorry.
I had an over bearing in-law and didn't even live with them...and it still sucked. I felt like they wanted MY baby every time I was around them. It was hurtful and made me feel inadequate as a young mother. And just an FYI, it probably won't change once you move out either, it'll just get easier to avoid/ignore.
So here is what I did: I learned to ignore it. It was a great lesson in patience and forgiving. I mean, honestly, what else can you do? The only control you have over this situation right now is how YOU CHOOSE TO REACT/RESPOND. By this I mean, don't let it cause tension between you and your partner, don't let it stress out the children and don't let it get into your head. It's temporary. Breathe, Breathe, Breathe.
Good luck!
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