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In which a 3 year old's anxiety about mom going to the hospital is TOTALLY about DH and I not wanting MIL to be involved
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So we're basically on babydos watch here in the withfeet household. I'm now past my due date and past when I gave birth with the kidlet so it's an any time now sort of thing.

The current plan for kidlet is to have SIL and BIL take her. BIL has a similar job to husband (same company) so they have a really flexible work from home option and schedule. As a bonus, they live SUPER close to the hospital where I'll be delivering. Kidlet has stayed with them, LOVES them, and is constantly asking when the baby is coming so she can go have a sleepover.

During the week, MIL is 3 hours away at her very involved job. On weekends, she is only an hour away from our home, maybe 20 min from the hospital.

She texted husband today to inquire about contraction status and the plan for the kidlet. Husband informed her (with my permission) about the status of the first and then of the plan for the second.

Well, she wants to take kidlet. She could pick her up and bring Kidlet to her job 3 hours away.

Husband responds in the negative. Kidlet was worried enough when I went to the ER a couple weeks ago for shortness of breath. She was afraid that I was going to die. There are apparently some fears she's dealing with that we weren't aware of so keeping her close so she can visit will be better, in our opinion. Husband just states that kidlet has anxiety over me being at the hospital, we'd rather she was close.

Oh no. MIL thinks this is DEFINITELY about us not wanting her involved and now she's in a snit about the whole thing. (See the tiling fiasco and my BEC moment because she's still grumpy about that)

Husband just responds, "I don't know what else to tell you" and texts SIL to let her know that drama is inbound with MIL and sends her screenshots of the convo (as siblings they keep a unified front to head off any triangulation)

Husband shows me the conversation and all I can do is laugh. She can think whatever she wants, but we're very much worried about how the kidlet will handle me being in the hospital. MIL has nothing to do with it.

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