Interfering family members. . .Do you have them???

@Caila611 (992)
United States
May 25, 2007 11:23am CST
I have a certian family member that loves to tell me how to handle our (my husband and I) finances, children,marriage etc. He doesn't have any children and he and I both have been married before. So I Kind know how to make a marriage work. He had the nerve to tell me that buying a swing set (we didn't buy it. It was a gift) was thestupidest mistake we have made. I hung up on him. I was so angry. I'm not one to speak up and tell him to quit. Because i have learned over the years that doesn't work with him. My mom has told him to stay out of our business but he doesn't listen to her either. Do you have a family member that tries to be invlolved and tell you how to handle things?? Any advice on what to do about it???
2 responses
• United States
25 May 07
yes my mother is one of those people. i call her sometimes just to vent when my husband and i are having problems ,not really asking for an opinion just wanting someone to listen and it never fails that she'll give me her opinion and then tell others in my family and then i have everyone calling and giving me their two cents. so now don't tell her anything anymore.
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@Caila611 (992)
• United States
25 May 07
I used to do that with my mom and mymarriage went down the tube. She got way too involved. That's the reason she stays out of my second marriage. It wa my fault for venting to her in the first place. I guess I was so used to going to her for everything that I didn't think it would bother my first hubby bu apparently it did especially when she took my side.
@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
30 May 07
I think we all have members in our family who like telling us what we should do.LOL I just say ya ya and I do it my way. I have to bite my tongue sometimes because they say things that arent really any of their business.LOL