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It’s easy for communication to fall apart when emotions are running high.
That’s exactly what happened when one busy mother was forced to navigate her two-year old’s health crisis.
But when her mother-in-law descended into hysterics over not being kept in the loop, she wondered if she could ever trust her with her daughter again.
Read on for the full story.
So recently, my two-year-old had an endoscopy to diagnose possible celiac disease.
That day, I had to travel to another town, and I was highly stressed.
What was supposed to be a 2–3 hour visit ended up closer to 5.
It was already a hectic day.
I also have a pre-kindergarten child that I needed picked up. 2:00 hit, and I was still an hour away.
Luckily, my husband was able to take off work and go pick him up.
However, during all this, the only person I was texting updates to was my husband—her dad.
Which she soon faced her mother-in-law’s wrath over.
I didn’t text anyone else. But my mom (her grandmother) is upset with me because I was not communicating with her about what was going on.
When I did finally land at home (5 PM), I texted her a short update about it.
That’s when chaos broke lose.
The next day, she came over and accused me of kidnapping my children from her.
She told me she had been so upset and had a panic attack at work because I didn’t text her during the procedure or immediately after.
AITA?
This mother has enough stress to deal with without having to field her mother-in-law’s accusations.
What did Reddit think?
It’s safe to say that this grandmother should never be considered a trustworthy person from this moment on.
The grandmother seems to have lost touch with reality.
This commenter doesn’t think any of the blame should fall on the child’s mother.
Grandma’s little outburst may end up having the exact opposite impact.
That day, this mother’s main priority was keeping her daughter safe — and that’s exactly what she did.
All her mother-in-law did was turn what should have been support into a massive spectacle.
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