Disney1fan2002
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My little nephew was born premature at 27 weeks. I am sure you have read my posts about him. I even posted some pics. My sister has to work, her BF works nights, so they only need someone to watch the baby for 2 hours in the afternoon. The time from when he leaves and she gets home. I watch him on Mon, Tues, Wed.
Aidan is very high maintenance right now. He has some medical problems, reflux being one, but he cannot poop without a laxative. So, he probably has a belly ache most of the time. He cries alot, which means I am holding him alot. I don't mind, because I know he needs to be comforted and I do what I can for him. For most of the 2 hours he is here, if he is not sleeping, I am usually trying to get him to stop crying. My 7yo D is a big help, and she just loves it.
Now let me tell you about my SIL. She has 4 kids. 2 are teenagers, actually her oldest will be 20. Then she has 2 DD's who are 6 and 4. Let me tell you, she spoils these girls ROTTEN. I have always had a problem with how much she gives into them. The 6 yo still cries like an infant. No lie. I will be on the phone talking to her, and I will hear crying in the background, and think her sister was visiting with her baby. Nope, it is the 6 year. She wants coke or something. Most of the phone calls with my SIL I listen to her argue with her kids, they cry, she screams, then they next thing I know, she is giving them what they want. My brother left her a few months ago ( loser brother) and now SIL has a boyfriend. Within the 1st 2 weeks of dating, the BF set up a reward system with the girls. My SIL said did not realize how bad they actually were!!!!
I have always been open with her about how her kids act..so all these years, she never heard me? Anyway, back to my nephew.
So, yesterday, my sister tells me that SIL offered to watch Aidan on Mondays. When my sister told her she has his childcare arranged for me to watch him, instead of SIL saying OK, that's fine..but if you ever get stuck, the offer is out there. Or something. No, she proceeds to go on a campaign, telling my sister she would be better to watch Aidan, because she would hold him and cuddle him the whole time, while she knows I put him down. She know this, how?
OK, this burns me for some reason. I take it as a am big and bad because I have never catered to my kids every WHIM. I used to babysit her girls, when they were 4 and 2. The 4 year old already had her front teeth pulled. She would come to my house with a sippy cup. I never really knew what was in it, I assumed apple juice. After about 2 days, I went to wash out the cup, so she could have milk with her lunch, and I poured out COKE! She was dropping the kids of at 8:30 in the morning with a cup full of coke. I confronted her about it. I said she should not be giving them coke. She said it is what they want. The older kids have it, how can she say no?...easy N....O. I told her I would have the teens cut back on it also. Don't have it in the house. Well, everyday she still came with her coke, and everyday, I would dump it out. yes, I am big and mean.
I guess since I am so against her parenting style, I am offended that she would think she was better than me to watch the baby. How on earth would she be able to hold him and cuddle him for 2 solid hours..when she has 2 very spoiled, and HIGH maintenance girls. There is no way on earth those girls would put up with that for an instant.
Thank God my sister also knows the difference in the two of us...and she is sticking with me.
Aidan is very high maintenance right now. He has some medical problems, reflux being one, but he cannot poop without a laxative. So, he probably has a belly ache most of the time. He cries alot, which means I am holding him alot. I don't mind, because I know he needs to be comforted and I do what I can for him. For most of the 2 hours he is here, if he is not sleeping, I am usually trying to get him to stop crying. My 7yo D is a big help, and she just loves it.
Now let me tell you about my SIL. She has 4 kids. 2 are teenagers, actually her oldest will be 20. Then she has 2 DD's who are 6 and 4. Let me tell you, she spoils these girls ROTTEN. I have always had a problem with how much she gives into them. The 6 yo still cries like an infant. No lie. I will be on the phone talking to her, and I will hear crying in the background, and think her sister was visiting with her baby. Nope, it is the 6 year. She wants coke or something. Most of the phone calls with my SIL I listen to her argue with her kids, they cry, she screams, then they next thing I know, she is giving them what they want. My brother left her a few months ago ( loser brother) and now SIL has a boyfriend. Within the 1st 2 weeks of dating, the BF set up a reward system with the girls. My SIL said did not realize how bad they actually were!!!!
I have always been open with her about how her kids act..so all these years, she never heard me? Anyway, back to my nephew.So, yesterday, my sister tells me that SIL offered to watch Aidan on Mondays. When my sister told her she has his childcare arranged for me to watch him, instead of SIL saying OK, that's fine..but if you ever get stuck, the offer is out there. Or something. No, she proceeds to go on a campaign, telling my sister she would be better to watch Aidan, because she would hold him and cuddle him the whole time, while she knows I put him down. She know this, how?
OK, this burns me for some reason. I take it as a am big and bad because I have never catered to my kids every WHIM. I used to babysit her girls, when they were 4 and 2. The 4 year old already had her front teeth pulled. She would come to my house with a sippy cup. I never really knew what was in it, I assumed apple juice. After about 2 days, I went to wash out the cup, so she could have milk with her lunch, and I poured out COKE! She was dropping the kids of at 8:30 in the morning with a cup full of coke. I confronted her about it. I said she should not be giving them coke. She said it is what they want. The older kids have it, how can she say no?...easy N....O. I told her I would have the teens cut back on it also. Don't have it in the house. Well, everyday she still came with her coke, and everyday, I would dump it out. yes, I am big and mean.
I guess since I am so against her parenting style, I am offended that she would think she was better than me to watch the baby. How on earth would she be able to hold him and cuddle him for 2 solid hours..when she has 2 very spoiled, and HIGH maintenance girls. There is no way on earth those girls would put up with that for an instant.
Thank God my sister also knows the difference in the two of us...and she is sticking with me.
