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What are ureteral stones?
A ureteral stone is a kidney stone that has moved down into the ureter. The stone begins as a tiny grain of undissolved material located where urine collects in the kidney. When the urine flows out of the kidney, this grain of undissolved material is left behind. The material deposited is usually a mineral called calcium oxalate. Over time, more undissolved material is deposited, and the stone becomes larger. Most stones enter the ureter when they are still small enough to move down into the bladder. From there, they pass out of the body with urination. Some stones, however, have grown larger by the time they leave the kidney. They may become lodged in a narrow part of the ureter, causing pain and possibly blocking the flow of urine.
How are ureteral stones diagnosed?
Usually the only symptom of a stone is extreme pain. Stones are found on an x-ray or sonogram. These diagnostic images provide urologists with valuable information about the stone's size and location. If your doctor suspects a stone but is unable to make a diagnosis from a simple x-ray, he or she may scan the urinary system using a procedure called an intravenous pyelogram (IVP). Since an IVP requires preparation, it has been replaced in many hospitals by an abdominal/pelvic CT scan, an extremely accurate diagnostic tool that can detect almost all types of ureteral stones.
What are the treatment options?
Treating ureteral stone disease depends on the size, position and number of stones in your system. Fortunately, the majority of small stones (0.2 inch or 4 mm in diameter) that are not causing infection, blockage or symptoms will pass if you drink plenty of fluids each day. The sudden pain that occurs when small stones start down the ureter can usually be treated with rest and analgesics or painkillers. Surgery should be reserved for cases where all other approaches have failed. Surgery may be needed if a stone:
In the past, surgery to remove a urethral stone was very painful and required a lengthy recovery time (four to six weeks). Today, treatment is greatly improved, and most options require only minor outpatient procedures to break the stones into small pieces so they can either be removed or pass on their own.


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"If the government is able to learn what we speak about, and know who we're talking to, and know what it is that we're planning, it makes any kind of activism extremely difficult, because secrecy and privacy are prerequisites to effective activism. "Glenn Greenwald on challenging the surveillance state: (1 - 2 - 3 - 4).
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Quickly or promptly: your claim will be dealt with as speedily as possible
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This is a superb follow-up to the Tippett Quartet's first disc of its namesake's works (reviewed in December 2008). The two quartets here are separated by 45 years, but share a penchant for lyricism combined with a fascination for Beethovenian form. Hence the five-part no.3 (1946) intersperses three fugal movements with extended songful interludes and the two-movement Fifth (1991) sets a dynamic exploration of development against a long, elaborate fantasy inspired by Beethoven's late quartets and piano sonatas.
The Tippett Quartet's players impress in no.3 in the way the leading voice in the counterpoint is always given focus and as a whole they convey that ideal balance between corporate togetherness and individualism. If the long, held notes of the second slow movement could sound firmer, the musicians track the music's three-times progression from stasis to passion with real engagement. The commitment continues with no.5, which has a more spacious, lived-in feel than The Lindsays's recording made shortly after the premiere (ASV). There's plenty of textural richness in both movements (especially the bell-like chords of the first), and some fine solo playing in the long, radiant lines of the slow finale.
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You know Rdio. If not, then you wound us deeply. We've covered the Pandora competitor in numerous ways in just the last year. You can find service details and comparisons to similar services such as Rhapsody, MOG and Spotify. Today the company has taken media streaming to a new level by previewing their new Vdio service to their current Rdio Unlimited subscribers, effectively beating Spotify to the rumored punch.
Vdio is a new way to rent, buy and share your precious film and television content with friends and purportedly in real-time. A quick look reveals a handsome interface–unsurprising from the Rdio crew. But it's been structured to get you to your favorite shows quicker and easier. Vido introduces "Sets". These are playlists for TV shows and movies. These playlists can be crafted quickly and shared with friends. You can also check in on what your friends are watching at any given moment and jump right to their show.
Vdio is boasting and hosting some of the newest releases such as Skyfall, Life of Pi and The Hobbit. Plus it will house older but highly favored cult classics and current TV shows like AMC's The Walking Dead or Showtime's Homeland and many others. Vdio also plans to add new content on a daily basis.
Right now you need to be a Rdio Unlimited subscriber in the U.S. or U.K. to get a crack at Vdio. But those lucky few will receive a $25 credit to test all Vdio's glories. There is also a companion app going live today. The service works over the internet using a PC browser or with an iPad.


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By now you may have noticed that I have the blessing of living right on the water. Specifically the waters of the Gastineau Channel in Alaska's Inside Passage. Any ship or boat that wants to dock in downtown Juneau must pass by my back door.
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Pastel de Tres Leches
(Central American cake of three milks)
Image by thewrittengeek
8 to 10 servings
- Flour -- 1 1/2 cups
- Baking powder -- 1 teaspoon
- Unsalted butter, room temperature -- 1/2 cup, or 8 tablespoons
- Sugar -- 3/4 cup
- Eggs, room temperature -- 5
- Vanilla -- 1/2 teaspoons
- Whole milk -- 1 cup
- Sweetened, condensed milk -- 1 cup
- Evaporated milk -- 2/3 cup
Whipped Cream Frosting
- Whipping cream -- 1 1/2 cups
- Sugar -- 1/2 cup
- Vanilla -- 1 teaspoon
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease and flour an 8x11-inch baking pan.
- Sift the flour and baking powder into a large mixing bowl. Cream the butter and sugar together in a mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
- Reduce mixer speed to medium-low and add the eggs one at a time, allowing each one to get incorporated before adding the next. Finally add the vanilla and continue beating until foamy.
- Remove the bowl from mixer and fold in the sifted flour until it is well incorporated.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake 30 minutes, or until done. Remove from oven and set aside to cool.
- Pierce cake all over with a fork, toothpick or skewer. Mix the whole, sweetened, condensed, and evaporated milk together and pour the mixture over the whole cake.
- Refrigerate cake for anywhere from 2 to 8 hours, or until liquid is completely absorbed and cake is well chilled.
- Beat the cream, sugar and vanilla together until the cream holds soft peaks. Frost the cake with the whipped cream and serve.
- Substitute coconut milk for the whole milk if you like. Scatter the frosting with coconut flakes.
- Substitute 1/2 cup rum for half the whole milk for a pastel with a punch.
- If you would like a layer cake, divide the batter between 2 prepared, round cake pans. For layer cakes, you can add a fruit filling between the layers. Try pineapple filling, peaches, bananas or any fruit that suits your fancy.
- Because of the milk ingredients, pastel de tres leches is perishable. Leftovers should be refrigerated.
whipped topping thing
my whipped topping thing is liquidy, unlike the topping in the picture.
Need to Beat It Longer
You need to beat cream vigorously with a whisk for it to firm up. It also helps to have the cream and the bowl very cold.
so there are two vanillas in
so there are two vanillas in this recipe so is one vanilla extract and one vanilla bean or what?
I have updated the recipe to make it clearer.
I believe that one vanilla is
I believe that one vanilla is for the cake and one vanilla is for the frosting.
wow this cake was the BOMB!!
wow this cake was the BOMB!! the best lol it was so moist and the texture was perfect lol thanks for the recipe!!
This is my first time making a tres leche. It was so easy to make and delicious...I topped it off with toased coconut and sliced fresh strawberries. My husband likes tres leches but this one it wasn't what he was use to. The grocery stores tres leche are made with a white bday cake and this recipe the cake is more of a spongy pound cake. I loved the cake. My father in law who had it for the first time yesterday loved it too. I used a 13x9 baking dish since I don't have a 8x11. What I did was double the cake batch and the tres leche batch too. I did add more evaporated milk and regular milk since the condensed milk made it way too sweet. Taste the leche as you go. But for sure this is an awesome recipe. Something I will be making again.
So tomorrow is my friends
So tomorrow is my friends birthday, since she is from columbia, i decide to make her this cake!!! we will see how it turn out!
My daughter took this into
My daughter took this into school for a Spanish project - all the high school students loved it!. Its different than the usual cake, but so moist and tasty. Loved it.
Spectacular Cake!!
This recipe has a permanent place in my recipe box!! Great cake for the summer!!
Thanks sooo much for posting this recipe! This was my first time making it and it came out wonderful! I made it for a cook's birthday at the restaurant I work at and wasnt sure how they would respond as most of the cooks are hispanic...they absolutely loved it! They all want the recipe! Thanks again!!!
I wouldn't like it(i can't
I wouldn't like it(i can't stand milk)but it does sound like it would be a very a good recipe to try out.My sister would absolutely LOVE it!
Loved it
This is my favorite cake in the entire world, and I used this recipe to make it for the first time, thanks for the information. The first time I added strawberries and pecans, but the second time, used strawberries, pineapple and sliced pecans for toppings, absolutely amazing. Thanks again...
I first had this cake in an El Salvadorian - Mexican restaurant called Pupusas Plus in Emporia, KS. I ordered it all the time... I found this recipe on here about a year. I finally made it.. and my only complaint was that it didn't last long enough... lol. The only other concern that I have about the recipe was how much fat is in it. My parents are health conscience, so I made it with no fat evaporated milk and used 2% milk... it still tasted great.
It says that this cake needs
It says that this cake needs to be refrigerated. Will it be okay if I take it to school for a project?
of course
I'm a senior at bellefontaine high school bellefontaine ohio, and I've made this six times since my sophomore year I started spanish 1 that year and have made it for the fiestas. I'm in spanish four this year and I'm making it again, but if your class is toward the end of the day, ask your foods teacher to use thier fridge, or admins to use the kitchen fridges if you don't have a foods room w/ fridges. trust me, it's worth it
made this cake for a fiesta
made this cake for a fiesta of 300 people. it went so well i had people asking me how to make it, it was the biggest hit of the party, way out did the mariachis!!!!!!!!!!! :) smooches to the recipe sharer pecas.................
yum yum
I'm from Nicaragua and always wonder how my grandma made this delicious cake when i was a kid...I cant wait to make it for the holidays YAY!!! thanks for the recipe!
Tres Leches-Very close
Delicious....I first had this while visiting Honduras. Very close to what is made down there but a bit sweeter. I'll reduce the sugar to 3/4 c. next time and should be more to my liking.
I made this for school too. Thanks for the recipe! (:
Also, to fellow commenters:
y'alls talk american real good.
yalls talk american real
yalls talk american real good.
Nicaraguan Cake.
does any one know how to make Nicaraguan cakes? would this be the same recipe? how does the frosting become hard?
Tres Leches Cake
Wow. Easy to make and so good. I have made it four times now and different each time I loved this cake.!
Everyone loved the cake!
My daughter was marrying a Mexican man so I decided I wanted to bake a few cakes mostly for him and his friends that would be attending. This was one of them. Actually, I added a twist since the only pans I had was 11 x 13 and the cake would not be as tall as it should. I made two layers and put frozen peaches between the layers, as the one of the local Mexican restaurants (that caters to Mexican citizens) puts peaches in one of their tres leches cakes. I made two batches of the milk mixture, of course the bottom layer soaked up most of the liquid, after a couple of days I put another batch of the milks on the top layer. The fourth(last) day I poured off as much of the leftover milk that I could. I used no liquor on the cake.
We ate other traditional food including some huge tamales and everyone was very full after the meal. I left before they tackled the cake a few hours later. Everyone was pleased and wanted to know who made the cake. (most attendees didn't know I made it) Most agreed that it was much better than the ones made at the restaurants. (the only taste I got of it was a small piece I ate before I left just to make sure it was edible)
A hint I have been given is to turn the cake out onto a platter before adding the whipped cream to let the excess milk drain.
Thank you very much for posting this recipe.
well my name is mauricio and im not a chef just yet but i am in my second year of culinary and the recipe written here is really good i have one that is almost the same just a few different things but this is a recipe that some one knowing of baking can follow. well howp to see more of these recipes soon.. mauricio from barrie, canada
This is an awsome cak,my husband is from ElSalvador and he loves when I make this cake for him.
I have a question!
I am doing a project on Nicaragua for spanish class and I want to know if it is too sweet? If it is, how much sugar do I add to make not too sweet yet not too plain?
Just Decreace a tiny bit
Just Decreace a tiny bit (1/3 to 1 cup) depending on your sweet tooth
I have made this cake on several different occassions and everyone loved it!
I'm going to make this cake for a country expo at my son's school. If I make it today for tomorrow, should I wait and do the frosting tomorrow or is it OK to make the cake, frost it and leave it in the refrigerator overnight (will probably be in refrigerator for about 12-15 hours before actually take to school to be served).
Wait until tomorrow to frost
I would wait until the day of the expo to frost it. Unlike a buttercream or shortening-based frosting, the frosting for this cake is just whipped cream. It would probably just turn back into cream overnight and make the cake soggy.
That s Funny
"soggy" - Good one Brad. Never heard that it would make Tres Leches "soggy."
Soggy... right!!!
The last time I made this, it kept very well in the fridge. In my experience I did not see the whipped cream lose it's whipped consistency.. now I am sure that if you left it out for an extended period of time (several hours), then yes.. the whipped cream would probably melt... Also, as with many recipes I noticed that the longer it was refrigerated, the more the flavors, for lack of a better word, balanced. Anyway, as I said as long as the cake is refrigerated it lasts several days.
I am...
I am thinkin about using this recipe for my spanish cultural day at school and from all the other comments i am pretty confident it will come out Great!! and it is great to know that its is actually from Nicaragua. it is something new i learned. well thnx!!
This brings me memories of
This brings me memories of my grandmother baking in Managua. Im so happy that Nicaragua is getting its recognition for creating the cake they deserve. Its always mistaken for Mexican and or Spanish origin, which is a fallacy. The cake was invented in Nicaragua. I tried not dignify the first response in regards to hating it. But, Obviously this person is missing taste and class.
Will the amount of ingredients change much if I use a 8x13 inch pan, thats all I have, please reply soon because I am goint to the store in about an hour to get the ingredients and i do not want to waste money because i am not paying for it. Thanks so much
8x13 is fine
Probably too late for you now, but 8x13 should be okay. It's just going to come out a little bit thinner, and you could probably shave a few minutes off the baking time.
Good recipe--another variation is to add 1/4 c of Kahlua with the liquids to be absorbed. I use one can of evaporated, 1 can of sweetened condensed & 1 can of "media crema" along with the Kahlua. I also add 1 TBSP of real vanilla. Yum!
I made the recipe for a
I made the recipe for a school and everyone loved it thnx
Is it good?
I'm doing a report and we have to have a recipe! Is this cake really really good?
tres leche
i took this to my daughters school and to my co workers and they all loved it. i changed the whole milk to half and half. and i added only 2/3 cup surgar to the whipped topping. we will do this again. thanks
Can i cook more than one cake at a time at the same temp?
Help is here!
As long as you don't totally crowd your oven and block the flow of heat, you should be able to bake more than one cake at a time at the same temperature. Just make sure to preheat your oven well so that its temperature doesn't fall too much when you open the door and insert the cakes. And I recommend turning the cakes halfway through the baking time to make sure they bake evenly.
Very Sweet and Dilisioso!!
this cake was absolutely the
this cake was absolutely the sh**. made it for foods and nutrition class everyone wanted seconds.=)mmmmmmmm great.
Cake was great but I ended
Cake was great but I ended up with a lot of frosting leftover and it was a bit too sweet...I'm going to try it with less sugar next time. But seriously tasted like the real thing!
sick in a good way!
it was awesome!!!!!!!!
its the bomb
i agree with the person who commented before me. by the way this cake is the bomb you will love it if you have a sweet tooth. and it will be a big hit at parties.
very good realy like it,
my family and I enjoyed alot maybe less sugar on every thing ,delicioso!!!!!!


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Update #2: The doll is now available for pre-order from Amazon.com HERE. It's on their best seller's list – of course!!
Update: The pre-order page is back on EntertainmentEarth.com HERE and we have an up close image of the doll below.
As we told you at the end of February, Mattel is creating a Katniss Everdeen Barbie Dolls. EW has the first look at the doll.
As you can see, she's wearing her Hunger Games look and not the reaping dress.
Bill Greening, who designed the doll, said "I chose to dress her in the outfit she wears during the games, since this is where all the non-stop action takes place and is instantly recognizable by fans. Of course, she wears her mockingjay pin proudly on her lapel."
The doll will be available for pre-order starting today (April 9th) at 12 p.m. ET and will star shipping in August. At one point, Entertainment Earth had their pre-order page live, but it's since been taken down. We'll keep you updated as to what online retailers will have the doll.
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H&M Scenes from a Stockholm H&M. Update: The Bargainist got a little too excited about the prospect of another East Bay H&M. Turns out the opening is next Thursday. Our apologies to anyone who tried to storm it this morning … H&M's march into the Bay Area continues when the Swedish clothing superpower opens its […] [Read More]
May the postage be with you
Well, it's the closest you'll probably ever get to sticking it to Darth Vader. The U.S. Postal Service announced Wednesday it was releasing in May a movie poster-like sheet of 15 stamps commemorating the "Star Wars" films. The 41-cent stamps will be issued released May 26, 30 years and one day after the first film […] [Read More]
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Where have all the QB's gone? If you listen to the experts out there, it seems like there are only two good QB's in the league right now - Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. Which one is better and why is no one else close to their league? Matt McEwen digs a bit deeper into the question and has a look at the most controversial position in the league.
Who's better? Tom Brady or Peyton Manning?
I'm a big fan of Mike & Mike in the morning on ESPN radio/TV, and the last two days they've been discussing which of these two great quarterbacks is greater, and why no one else is in their league right now.
This morning (Wednesday), Phil Simms was their guest, and joined fellow former QB's Ron Jaworski and Steve Young in not wanting to answer the question as to which one was better. Unlike the other two, Simms offered a bit of a philosophical answer - does it matter? - to the big question, then went on to discuss why there is so much else at work than just pure talent of the player in question.
Let's take a look at the second half of the question in regards to why no one else is in Brady or Manning's league right now. Personally, I'd go as far as to add Brett Favre and make it a triumvirate of greatness right now, but I'm actually going to use Favre - just as Simms did - to make a point about the quality of QB play in the league.
Simms had the notion - and I agree with it totally - that QB's on bad teams never have great years. Conversely - and this is my addition - rarely do you see a QB on a good team have an awful season. So, since Brady has never really played on an outright bad team, and Manning hasn't in several years, neither have had particularly bad years in their careers. The same can't be said for just about every other QB who's been the league any length of time.
Mike & Mike liked to use the example of Casron Palmer seemingly not taking the next step in his development this year and joining the ranks of Brady and Manning. I'd slightly alter that statement and say that it is the Bengals as a whole who haven't taken the next step to help Palmer reach that level. With a weak defense that would probably not be able to stop my grandma from running for a couple of scores and not much of a running game of their own, Palmer has been forced into situations where he:
1. Has to throw the ball. He's usually playing from behind, and needs to score on almost every drive just to stay in games. The Jets - yes, THE JETS - put up 31 points this past Sunday. Palmer had to put up 38 to beat one of the worst teams in the league right now. And while Kenny Watson put up a good stat sheet Sunday, Palmer hasn't been able to rely on a decent running game to grind out games even when they do manage to get a lead.
2. He has to take chances. When you're behind nearly all the time, and the opposing defense knows you don't have a running game of note, you're going to get picked off because, just to even have a chance to win, you have to try and thread the ball into spots you wouldn't if you knew you had other options. And like I said above, with no consistent running game to grind out time when they do have the lead, Palmer is putting up more throws than he probably should be.
I think you could call this the Brett Favre disease. The past few years, all the talk was about how Favre was past his prime and had lost it, thus leading to the massive amount of interceptions he was throwing. Now, this year is his big "comeback" year where he has "recaptured" his youth.
No, he's still in his late 30's.
What he has recaptured is a decent team around him. The past few years, Favre was nearly always playing from behind, and had to take chances later in games to try and win. This would invariably lead to INT's, but you can't win if you don't try. Now that his defense is good enough to keep the offense in games, Favre has been able to cut down on the INT's and look like the all time great that he is once again. Of course, he doesn't have a running game anymore, so in close games - such as against the Redskins two weeks ago - you still see him look a bit erratic and put up a few throws that could be picked off.
There's other examples of these situations all around the league, with a combination of weak receiving corps (Philip Rivers), no running game (Rex Grossman/Brian Griese), bad O-lines (Matt Schaub) and bad defenses (Dolphins, Bengals) conspiring to make QB's look awful.
Of course, there a few examples of the opposite. In New York, Eli Manning is quietly having his best season as the team around has improved throughout the season. While the defense looked awful the first two games, they have become one of the top units in the league since, and Manning has been able to calmly connect with is strong receiving corps and lead the Giants to a 5-2 record. I've dumped on Manning before, but it looks like he's been as much a victim of inconsistent play around him as much as his own inconsistencies.
I'm not saying that natural talent and hard work don't play a big factor here, or that some QB's aren't better than others, but to say it all comes down to the QB alone is a complete misnomer.
So, does it matter who's better? No, not really. But it's still a fun question.
Seeing them Live
Now, when it comes down to the original question I asked - Who's better between Brady and Manning? - I might be a bit biased after Sunday's game between the Patriots and Dolphins.
I actually got to watch my first live NFL game and the Patriots make it looks SO easy it's scary. Brady had all the time the world sitting in the pocket and had so many options open to him on nearly every play that I almost felt bad for the Dolphins. Almost.
Randy Moss is the best receiver in the league right now, and the two ridiculous TD catches he had against Miami demonstrated that. While the Dolphins secondary may be among the worst in the league, they are still NFL players, and Moss made them look like elementary school kids playing against the high school varsity. It was embarrassing to watch Moss make them look as bad as he did.
And when they actually covered Moss, the Dolphins D was being destroyed by Might Mite Wes Welker, who is probably one of my favourite players in the league. He is the best slot receiver in the NFL right now, and is a big reason that Moss is having the year that he is. Without Welker eating up opposing D's by turning 5-10 yard catches into 15-20 yard gains, Moss would be having a harder time dominating like he is.
As for the live experience, I know I don't have a lot to compare it too, but Dolphins Stadium was a great place to watch the game. Not a bad seat in the house from what I could tell, and a great group of fans who love their team, but know how to have fun at the same time.
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That is so not cool.
I think your partner needs to step it up and start sticking up for you.'ot really isn't good to face daily criticism like that. I'd do whatever it takes to make it stop.
If she has to drop off the kids have her do it without coming in. Make your partner set the rule. Make her do it firmly. The kids can go up the driveway on their own, right? Or, if that isn't an option, make it so that you're not there when the kids are dropped off. Or arrange after school care. Present several options to your partner and have her pick one saying the only thing that's not an option is for the current situation to continue. Something,'anything, to stop the dysfunctional pattern of mil bullying you and undermining your relationship.
I too live close to an overbearing mil and dh has had some serious issues setting boundaries. We are still in marriage counselling becaus of it, which has helped immensely. Dh is finally starting to set boundaries - serious boundaries - not in the way a child would asking for permission but actually setting a boundary. It has taken a year and a half to get here and some ongoing therapy.
My family is also far away and I miss them and think its unfair that his family is so involved in our lives and mine isn't, but that's just the way it is. I abandoned trying to get mils approval a long time ago, and would suggest you do the same as she will probably never give you the approval you seek. Accept that you won't be friends, and move on.
Fixing this will require real effort by both you and your partner but you can do it!
Okay ii have to say that grandma is not abusive to our baby nor do I believe she ever would be. The ornery comment bothers me, but I also know that she enjoys playing with her and taking care of her she just stresses out if she fusses and maybe isn't the best at soothing her. Also, I had this baby WITH my partner and they clearly love each other deeply and she takes great care of her. The older girls have had some struggles. 11 has been diagnosed recently with aspberger's and 15 ODD and substance abuse (although she is doing much better). 11 yr old I am a mom to, 15 yr old more of a step-mom, and that has mostly to do with their age difference. They are my family. Yes, they need to learn to help more and we are both working on it, but it is a struggle. Also, my partner did have the girls with a man (an addict who is out of the picture now) but I am not the first woman she has been with. So I don't *think* that is an issue.
My wife and I have talked about some of the issues with her mom since I posted this. She suggested that her mom not come over as often and when she watches the baby I can drop her off to her house so she doesn't criticize me or stress about the state of the house. Her mom also found out I was upset because she read a text I sent my wide because I didn't know she had her phone (was trying to fix it) and apparently she was surprised and said she didn't want to cause trouble between us. We may have more to work out here but I think we will be okay. Thanks, everyone, for your replies.
I know this isn't your biggest problem- but there's got to be some way to get the 11 and 15 year olds to help around the house. I was an only child as well and my parents were divorced- I didn't help as much as my mother would have liked (trying to keep up with her poorly expressed, contradictory expectations is impossible), but I certainly helped where I could and when I was 9 I was able to help my mom with the infant she fostered in addition to helping around the house. Again, I know, not the biggest problem- but hearing about kids who won't help around the house AT ALL has always bothered me, even when I was a kid. It's just not that difficult to pick up after yourself. And, in case this is their excuse- I've had severe depression and anxiety since I was at LEAST ten. It made it so I couldn't ride the bus after 5th grade and I would have panic attacks when my mom was late picking me up so, yes, totally get where your daughters are coming from on needing to be picked up from school in a timely fashion. No excuse to not help around the house.
Why can't your partner pick up/drop off the other daughter? Does her work schedule not allow it?
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I really hate to say this but not only do you have a MIL problem...you have a partner problem. Based on the anxiety thing with your kids I can understand why she needs to be there to help but there is no reason for your partner to talk to her that much in one day. And there is absolutely no reason for her to share information with MIL before you. YOU are her family now
And in my honest opinion if your partner won't stick up for you then you need to stick up for you. Something like this will eventually put a damper on your relationship. Tell your MIL to knock it off. Not in those exact words of course.
I'm just going to take a stab in the dark here, but: did your partner have her eldest two daughters (it sounds from your signature that they're your step-daughters) with a man she was in a relationship with? Was she married to a man? Are you the first woman she's seriously dated? If so- this may be part of MIL's deep dislike of you. She may resent you for "turning" her daughter and see you as inferior to the man (any man) her daughter should be with. Just a stab in the dark.
Your MIL also needs to shut up about your baby. Your signature & post makes it sound like the two girls are your step-daughters and the baby is a child you gave birth to, and based on her actions towards your child- you need to fix something fast. Your MIL is setting your child up to me MISERABLE. Find some of the threads from blended families where one set of grandparents/extended family ignores the step children. It's horrible on the children. It's bad enough when they only see those relatives once a year or so- it will be terrible if your baby has to grow up with this every single day. Even if it's not emotional abuse yet, it sounds like it could certainly escalate.
The fact that your partner is letting her mother mistreat this baby is, again, a humongous red flag. Would your partner let her mother treat her own daughters this way? (and, frankly, does she see that dichotomy: are "her own daughters" and "your baby" as two different categories to her? Even if she says no, do her actions say the same?)
Also: WHY is your MIL coming on vacation with you despite your partner knowing how difficult having her in your life so constantly is? If it were me- I would be staying home with the baby and having a REAL vacation. Really do consider sitting your partner down and saying "Honey, I love you, I'm so glad we're a family, but your mother is horrible to me and our baby. I refuse to spend that much time with her without a break. I'm sorry I wasn't strong enough to say this before." and then just stay home and ENJOY your WONDERFUL baby without having some overbearing jerk judging you all the time!
I don't know if you've ever traveled with a baby before- it is not fun. We went to visit my mother over the summer when kiddo was 3 months- managed alright on the way there, was fussy as all get out on the way back and spent a good chunk of it screaming because we had simply spent TOO LONG in the car. The drive was about as long as yours will be, a little shorter. If your MIL insists on driving- will she be willing to stop every time your baby needs you to? What will she do when the baby starts crying during the drive and won't settle down? What will she do when the baby has a hard time sleeping in a new place? Are you truly aware of the giant stress you are setting yourself up for?
Has your partner adopted your daughter, or is she legally YOUR daughter? If it's the latter- honestly, I'd seriously consider moving out and continuing a more casual relationship. You have to do right by your child and yourself. I know that you love this woman dearly- but do you love this woman enough to let your baby grow up being mistreated by her own grandmother while her other mommy just defends her actions?
I really hate to say this but not only do you have a MIL problem...you have a partner problem. Based on the anxiety thing with your kids I can understand why she needs to be there to help but there is no reason for your partner to talk to her that much in one day. And there is absolutely no reason for her to share information with MIL before you. YOU are her family now
And in my honest opinion if your partner won't stick up for you then you need to stick up for you. Something like this will eventually put a damper on your relationship. Tell your MIL to knock it off. Not in those exact words of course.
I just have to find a way to stay sane. I have to find a way to not let it bother me. My partner is very protective of her mother, she says she doesn't have anybody else (my partner is an only child, her mom doesn't connect to people well, apparently). And my partner talks to her on the phone probably 50 times a day. Which is a whole different issue (her mom knows about our plans and what is going on with our girls or with my partner before I do!) Well, this is turning into quite the vent session. I think I needed to vent. Also, MIL is coming on vacation with us tomorrow and that is stressing me out! I am sure she will complain about the baby being ornery, the van being messy, and that she will have to drive the whole time because she has to be in control and she doesn't trust us to do it (OMG it's like two 8 or 9 hour days of driving!). I wish we could get along. I wish she appreciated me for who I am and what I DO offer to the family, even though I'm not what she wants me to be. I thought the whole MIL drama was just a silly myth until I had one. AAAAGHGHGHGHH.
|That would bug me too. It's nice she does those things too bad about her weirdness though. My mil talks to my kid like a dog. be nice, sit, no, bad. Its ok to talk to him in full or short sentences. and everything he does is bad. They gave him a hammer once and showed him how to hit stuff then took it away when he hit the thing they showed him to hit. It's like they totally forget how and why kids got to 18.
Neither of the girls are comfortable waiting after school, so it isn't so much the extra driving ,as the fact that their schools get out at the same time and are in opposite directions. They both have intense anxiety (as does their mom-my partner, and their grandma-my MIL). She also watches the baby and kids during times when we are both working. I am grateful for this, but she always tells me my baby is ornery. My baby is a really happy and content baby! Maybe she fusses a little extra with her grandma, maybe that's because she doesn't like to have other people watch her, maybe because the grandma's anxiety stresses her out...I don't know. But I have seen when she fusses just a little, she says, "What an ornery baby." I try to just pretend smile and chuckle but it actually bothers me.
|It is not healthy to have someone criticize you every single day. Could you pick up the other daughter too and cut yourself a break? I feel like the extra driving would be worth it. I clean for visitors the rest of the time it's a walk at your own risk kind of thing. Having kids is hard and working is hard having a relationships is hard. The ladies get older and look back with this Rosie blur of their perfect house and we'll behaved kids and can't fathom why we struggle. Did you know my partner never cried? Not once since he was born. Ever. Now I know this is not true. His other relatives tell me this is not true but the second my kid cries she is baffled.
LOL, good to know I'm not alone. She is over at our house EVERY DAY and I don't know how to change that. It is usually for a brief period of time. Our older daughters go to schools on opposite sides of town that begin and end at the same time, so I drop off/pick up one and she drops off/picks up the other. During that brief period of time every day, though, there is sighing and head shaking and scolding over the state of the house or something or other. Good grief!
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