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I think the MIL and the DIL are idiots, FWIW. How hard is it to tell the lady whatever she wants to hear and then

Posted by Jim (aka Jim) Nov 19 '09, 09:51

not fucking do it?

"Sure, I'll give you hourly updates." And then DON'T DO IT.

As for who's in the waiting room...sorry, you can't really control that. Whoever shows up. shows up...sure, you can request that no one show up, but come on...it's a baby. People are gonna show up, especially the grandparents.

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At our kids births, only the people we invited to show up, showed up. (nm) - musubi Nov 19, 09:55 6
- Bah...I disagree. They want to share the moment. They want to offer their congratulations. - Jim Nov 19, 09:56 5
  - Old school hospitals with the room full of babies, maybe. - Spawn Nov 19, 10:00
  - Alll of which should happen after mom and baby are comfy at home. - musubi Nov 19, 09:58 3
    - Liek I said, the day after all family was welcome to come to the hospital and see and hold. But that first day was *ours*. -- nm - Spawn Nov 19, 10:01
    - Yep...still don't understand that. But whatever...that's your deal. Mine is that i don't care. - Jim Nov 19, 09:59 1
      - which is totally cool. but if Carrie did care, you'd honour that. - Elf Andie Nov 19, 10:03
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- "Yeah, my son's head was out when I left the room to come and tell you, so he has probably been born by now. See ya in an hour." -- nm - Spawn Nov 19, 09:55
- I wonder if the girl also told HER mom not to be there. -- nm - Jim Nov 19, 09:54 13
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  - she gets to decide that. -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 09:55 11
    - guess the husband has no say in the matter then? nm - Jim Nov 19, 09:58 10
      - He gets a say, but ultimate veto goes to the person who experiences the physical stress of birth. There's a chain of command and mom is at the top. - musubi Nov 19, 10:00 2
        
        *bangs on the door of the Situation Room* LET ME IN! -- nm - Hillary Nov 19, 10:01 1
        
        I'm in charge here. -- nm - MIL Haig Nov 19, 10:06
      - fwiw, I don't think that's necessarily bitchy behavior at all. - b. Nov 19, 10:00 5
        
        I could understand that if we're talking delivery room. Not the waiting room. - Jim Nov 19, 10:01 4
        
        it's not just the baby, it's the mom. - b. Nov 19, 10:05
        
        Because she's *physically having* the baby. My mom saw our kids after my MIL, it wasn't a choice of favoring one or the other for the kids. - musubi Nov 19, 10:03 1
        
        I just don't understand this line of thinking and I'm so glad Carrie didn't feel that way. - Jim Nov 19, 10:07
        
        I agree with the all or nothing. -- nm - Spawn Nov 19, 10:02
      - Given the rough argument that she wanted no one there; I'd say this is all complete speculation...ST's favorite kind of argument -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 19, 09:59

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