When family interferes...

                So just a few minutes ago, I just got off the phone with my grandma and I'm irritated. First we were talking about Tristan's Halloween costume and then I told her that I had decided to stop the potty training for now (still planning on putting him on the potty occasionally but I'm not going to be constantly forcing him on it). Well she had a fit. Apparently I'm being too lenient about potty training. Seriously? I don't think so. Right now he just doesn't care anymore (he used to let me know when he needed changed and now he doesn't). It doesn't help that I just recently started babysitting K and I and Tristan comes with me and sometimes I babysit at night too. So he's already stressed about being in a new place and sleeping in an unfamiliar bed so I'm not stressing him out further. And she said "Well if you stop now, it'll take him even longer to be potty trained. He's almost 2." So what?? Some kids don't get the hang of it till 3 or 4. 


             This isn't even the first time I've had family try to step in. Chris's father is always trying to tell me what I should and shouldn't be doing with Tristan. He gets upset when he sees Tristan with toys that are for kids older than him (he loves toy phones and cameras), he has me feed Tristan when we're there for fear of messes, he got upset apparently the other day when Tristan peed on his carpet, etc. Tristan is my child, I know him better than anyone else. Why do family members always have to try and force you to do things their way??

-Karen