Posts by thermo

Do you have HMO or PPO?

Any more recent experiences with UHC?

MIL is from another country... but my wife was born and raised in basically my culture. Not a victim of war AFAIK. My wife was the younger of 2 daughters and I think MIL and elder daughter were not very nice to my wife... but I'm...

I thank you for all of your reflections and advice. It is very helpful. I will look up the book recommendations as well.   At this point it comes down to my wife's hesitation. I already had to decide that I was putting the...

Update: I told my MIL that she cannot administer any medication to our son. She was not at all pleased about this. She ruminated about it for a day and then announced angrily that it is a matter of trust - either we trust her or we do...

Update: Grandma medicates our son without consulting us   We were traveling together - a number of family members. Our son had been car-sick on a very bumpy road a few days earlier. Without asking either of his parents -...

Supervision is not great for me. Yes, while I'm around she somewhat behaves herself. But even while she is on her good behavior, she is very irritating when it comes to her interaction with my son. For example, she is constantly...

Thanks for all of your input. She is my wife's mother. I have been ready to get more resolute on a number of occasions, but my wife has asked me to let her handle it. Of course my wife ends up in tears and without any satisfactory...

She has access to him because she is his grandmother and showers love on him. And because it would tear my wife apart to turn it into a war.

  Grandma indulges my almost-4-year-old son beyond all reason. When he is with her, he is constantly plied with cookies and toys and screen time. She indulges his every whim. With her there are seemingly no boundaries,...