When my sister had her first baby, she was over the moon, which is reasonable. My mom told me that all new moms are allowed around six weeks of new parent mania, meaning that you shouldn't scrutinize too much, as they are still trying to figure this parenting thing out. It seems fair. So, for the first few months, we let a lot of weird behaviors slide, like not being allowed to hold the baby, make direct eye contact, be too loud, or sneeze. These rules also applied to her husband. These rules only got more strict as the kid grew older.
My ex-sister-in-law moved from Texas to Virginia to follow her daughter to college. She and her husband pulled up roots, gave up their home, and moved into an extended-stay motel while their daughter lived on campus.
My first marriage (back in the '70s) was dominated by a helicopter parent - my mother-in-law. She brought hairspray to our wedding and sprayed her grown son's hair because she 'wanted to see his eyes.' That wasn't even the worst. After we were married, she insisted that he stop by her house every morning on his way to work to 'kiss her goodbye.' She blamed me for his refusal. It never stopped.
My sister and her husband have two young kids. Both have been raised to depend solely on their mom, which means they cannot operate without her.
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