Originally Posted by NoRiCeHeRe
I totally agree with you. Like you both my wife and I have a great relationship with our parents. I can forsee my Mom trying to help out with our baby a little too much. Thus making my wife feel inadequate. Your advice about helping others understand that we are the parents is great advice. I will pass it along to my wife. Because its better to start that now then later. It sucks when you want to make everyone happy but you know that someone will always feel some what put out. But you can't live your life making everyone happy, because that isn't possible. Thanks for your help. :thumbup:
You are right on about not being able to make everyone happy - no matter how hard you try. haha The important thing now, is to make sure that everyone that "your" family (wife and child/kids) are happy, safe, and healthy. As much as grandparents (or others) want to be involved and help out, they have to (and will, but sometimes it takes a bit lol) understand that you and your wife are just doing what is best for your new family. I wil say, once routines and boundaries (for lack of a better way to put it) are established, things do get a bit easier.
On a final note, I don't know how close both sides of your families live to you guys, but if they are relatively close, holidays present a whole new can of worms........lol good luck! But seriously, these are "good" problems to have - remember, there are A TON of worse things that need to be delt with by others.
