Can't respect stay-at-home moms: parenting advice from Care and Feeding.
Parenting advice on sudden SAHMs, accidental daycares, and coerced guardians.
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Parenting advice on sudden SAHMs, accidental daycares, and coerced guardians.
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Dear Care and Feeding, I am finding myself unable to let go of the past—when my first child, my daughter, was born. My mother-in-law came to help us during my delivery and recovery. I liked her and treated her like my own mother. But she owned the baby too much, and would not let the baby be in my arms. Every time I picked up my baby to hold her and love her, she would ask immediately if she could take her. I was unable to say no, and this kept repeating. My baby would be with me only while I fed her. After delivery I was physical and mentally very delicate and also experienced postpartum d...
Parenting advice on being home with the kids, quality time, and sisterhood.