The trying to make me feel bad/guilty is getting REALLY old
Hi all - I'm a 39 (f) and have been with me fiance for almost 10 years now, also female. I've lost count of how many times her mother has tried to make us feel guilty about being child-free. It's a constant topic when we see them, and quiet frankly, it's just making me dislike her more and more. I don't want to dislike this woman; she can be very lovely but is also Maltese haha iykyk! I've known since I was 8 years old that I never wanted children and I never wanted to be a mother. Why is that soooo hard for people to accept?? My fiancé also doesn't want children (thank god). This was a topic we spoke about when we first started seeing each other, as I'm 6 years older than her and it's always good to get that kind of stuff out in the open before the relationship progresses. I never let anyone get under my skin about this topic, but when it's your future MIL, it just makes me not want to go over to their house for dinner, and i just dont want them in our house. My own mother accepts us wanting to be childfree and respects our choice, but why do some people want to try and make you feel guilty and try to change your mind?? Mind you, the words that come out of this woman's mouth are 'Just give me one. One grandchild' The key word here... ME. It's about her and what she wants. I now start to laugh and tell her she has two grandchildren out in the backyard, two AM Staffs, hahaha. How do guys deal with relentless pests who make it their God-given right to try and change your mind?