How do I get my sister-in-law to stop being so controlling over my niece?

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My brother and his wife/my sister-in-law have a 3 year old girl, well my niece in other words. Anyways my SIL never lets me do anything to my niece. I sometimes want to pick out what she wears, what she eats, what she does, but my SIL always says no. She never lets me have the decision, it's always what she wants. Ok I understand that she's the mom, but still I'm the aunt, doesn't that count for anything? I let her marry my brother, and in return this is how she treats me? I want some say in my niece's life too, why is my SIL shutting me out? I know my niece isn't my kid, and that she's her kid, but I'm still family. It's not like I'm trying to take over as the mom, I just want things my way sometimes. My SIL is too controlling of a mother, do you think that's bad? How do I get my SIL to let me have some decisions about my niece?
 
First you did let not let her marry your brother he did. Your the Aunt and that's all hard as it may be for you understand or accept this but back off. When you have own children you will do the same thing
 
I'm sorry, you LET her marry your brother? Since when does he need your permission to do anything? Your niece is THEIR daughter. and THEY make the rules. If I have my fiance's niece or my nephew, I listen to what their parents have to say and follow their rules because they are their kids, not mine. She has every right to say what can and can't happen with her child, and if you don't like it, then you might as well give up any time you can get with her.
 
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