mil pains
this morning i let pomfret watch elmo in the living room. she was quite content. so i thought mb i could rush and take a shower while she's entertained. mil had to go out, so she was at the door, saying bye bye to pomfret. pomfret took one look at her, and continued watching elmo. so this point, mil should have just left right? but no, she continues to stand there, and goes on and on about how she has to go out, bye bye pomfret, bye bye pomfret, she cannot play with pomfret, etc etc. for a whole 15 mins.
so what happens? she goes out finally, and pomfret then realizes, oh, grandma's going out! so she starts whining. not crying, just whining , so that's still okay. what happens next? my mil in her car, winds down the window, and starts talking to pomfret some more.
eventually this builds up to pomfret crying, and mil getting out of the car back into the house.
this happens so often yknow. be it pomfret's shower time, or nap time, or bed time. mil will hang around, go on and on about it. and pomfret has learned this sequence of whine whine whine, then cry, and grandparents will give in. so , shower time's delayed. nap time's delayed. bed time's delayed.
and it is so frustrating. if i as much as try to ask my mil to step away, she starts crying.
i'm not the evil one, but she's my child, and i'm the sole care giver, and i would like some discipline and schedule. you can't just step in and turn it into disneyland all the time.
