Am I childish and/or jealous for still being upset over my mother-in-law taking my children away from me?

People cannot just "take" children. If your mother-in-law has your kids, either you chose to give them to her, or there's a reason, like substance abuse. So, I'm not going to blast your mother-in-law without the facts.

Why did she take your children away from you? Was this a mutual decision 12 years ago? If your children were in a bad situation 12 years ago and your MIL stepped in to help and prevented a heartbreaking situation, then you should be grateful for her assistance.

She couldn't have come in and taken your children away for no reason at all. You are the mother and unless the courts see that there is great neglect or harm going on, they generally side with the mother/father in custody situations.

I feel that anyone who gets help from family, needs to be grateful. If your MIL has your children, there is a reason. If your oldest is 17 now, and the one with the MIL is younger, she was younger than 5 when she went there. That is too young to just say, "I want to live with Grandma".

Be thankful your MIL was able to help you for whatever the situation was and that you still have a relationship with her and your children. Let the anger go.

properly if you're a sturdy mom she will be able to't "take your newborn" first of all if she did come and take your toddler, you call the police and make a document the youngster became abducted by technique of their grandmother. 2d, she isn't the police and except she will be able to coach your not worthy that may contain courtroom, police, etc they received't take your toddler except your a suicidal crack head. The courts aren't to any extent further interested in taking children faraway from their mom nor do mom in regulations have the authority to attain this. If I were you & you sense that uncomfortable i'd get a restraining order hostile to her and say you sense threatened by technique of her and her moves. provide her a dose of her own drugs. i do not recognize the position you stay yet, in maximum states grandparents haven't any criminal rights over grandchildren. So, see you later as you keep faraway from her she couldn't harm you anyhow. She feels like a nutt, and in the journey that your husband is supportive i'd say evade the female in any respect value. i'd not enable my newborn round this female she sounds mean and manipulative how is that going to income your son?

why are your children living with your inlaws and grandmother..???

what caused this to happen???

if you have an anger problem seek some professional help.. and seek some legal aid to have your family back as one not spread out all over the place.

I also would be angry until the day I died. I don't think it's childish or jealous at all, I would think it was strange if you felt OK with this.

Absolutely not!! I'd be mad as hell till the day I die.