Please vote for Mya in this contest. And then for my husband in this one. Thanks.

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Dear Mother and Father In-Law,

I know it’s hard for you to admit that your little boy is grown up, but he is. He has a family of his own and that family includes me his wife, and Mya his daughter. If you cannot accept that, I suggest you learn to at least fake it because your blatant disrespect for our family unit is causing great strains in our relationship with you.

While we appreciate the fact that you have allowed us to live with you for the last two years, remember, we are paying you rent and therefore are not just “kids” living with their parents, but tenants. This means that you do not and cannot have a say in what goes on in our bedroom and more importantly, you do not have the right to ask us (even jokingly) if we are using birth control. Again, it is none of your business. If we decide to have 12 kids, as long as we are not asking you to take care of them, it is NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

We would also like to point out that while we are living with you we are not your personal servants and when we have not used the kitchen in 2 days, not washing your dishes or emptying the dishwasher is not fair to us. We should not have to clean up after grown adults who are perfectly capable of cleaning up after themselves. We are not the only ones who use the bathroom and therefore we should not have to be the only ones who clean it. Although I do bitch about the dust and and dirt in the livingroom, it is not my job to clean YEARS of your grout and filth. If you do not wish to clean your own house, sobeit, but you cannot expect me to do it either. Therefore, if I wish to hire a maid to do it so that my family is not subjected to the germs, you cannot complain.

As for Mya. She is our daughter and that means we make the rules. We say what happens and what doesn’t when it comes to her. That means that when we ask you not to put her in the 47 year old crib with the broken bars and unsafe foundation, you must comply. When we return from apartment hunting to find our daughter in this crib and you telling some one on the phone that we will get mad at you for putting her in there, we reserve the right to open a can of whoop ass. Why? Because knowingly doing what we ask you not to proves that you don’t respect us as people and as parents. If that is the way you feel, then consider yourselves cut off.

I could go on, but I think that this letter needs to remain short and to the point. If you need clarification, I can certainly go into further detail, but believe me, it won’t be pretty. Hopefully, I will not have to go there, but if you give me reason to, I will.

Thank you for your time-
Mom on the Rise