If you have a toxic mother in-law, she might feel that having blood relation gives her rights over your kids or spouse. It’s not something you have a choice or preference in, what she wants is all that matters, just like a toddler! 👶 (Which is why toxic people are often called emotionally immature). If she doesn’t get the access she wants or she is expected to alter her behavior to have access, she will have a tantrum, or hissy fit, also like a toddler! 👶 When this happens, we can act like a toddler ourselves and become emotionally triggered, which is understandable, but not ideal. The key to dealing with someone like a toddler, is act like a parent and treat them like a toddler. Use healthy parenting techniques, such as positive discipline or love and logic. These techniques work because they are formulated to deal with humans that are very immature, like a toxic mother in-law. If you’d like tools and techniques that come from positive discipline and love and logic but are formulated for toxic in-laws, you’ll LOVE my Toxic In-Laws and Enmeshed Spouses course (discretely shows up as “Marriage course” on bank statement). You can find the link in my bio.
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