She’s Not Letting Her Mother-In-Law Babysit Her Young Son Anymore Because She Gave Him Milk And Ice Cream, Even Though He Has A Dairy Sensitivity
This 32-year-old woman and her husband, who’s 34, have been married for 10 years now. They also live near his mother, meaning her mother-in-law is quite involved in their lives.
For instance, her mother-in-law watches her 4-year-old son, Joey, twice a week for a couple of hours in the afternoon. But recently, she hasn’t been adhering to Joey’s dietary restrictions while babysitting, and it’s caused a lot of drama.
Joey specifically has a dairy sensitivity that causes him to suffer severe stomach issues. That’s why she directly asked her mother-in-law not to give her son any dairy products – including cheese, milk, and ice cream.
“Despite this, my mother-in-law has repeatedly given Joey dairy during these visits. Each time, he returns home with a stomach ache,” she explained.
Her husband doesn’t seem to think this is a big deal, either, and believes she’s just overreacting. In fact, after she tried voicing her concerns to her husband once, he just went behind her back and texted his mom – claiming that she was angry but “not to worry about it.”
So, her mother-in-law has continued going against her wishes, and just yesterday, she finally hit her breaking point.
That’s because, while watching Joey, her mother-in-law gave him both ice cream and milk. Then, when he arrived home, he was in a ton of pain. Her son wound up throwing up a couple of times and stayed up until 2:00 a.m.
“I felt awful for him. I had to call out of work so I could keep an eye on him,” she recalled.
Following this latest incident, she also decided to hire a babysitter to watch her son instead of her mother-in-law.
arinahabich – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only
Her husband was against it and tried to say that “all little kids get stomach aches.” She, on the other hand, refused to budge and reached out to her mother-in-law.
She sent a text detailing the change to a babysitter and stated it was for her son’s health. Plus she even thanked her mother-in-law for helping out in order to keep the peace.
Well, her attempt to keep things amicable didn’t really work out, and her mother-in-law blew up on her.
“I’ve never heard someone so angry. My mother-in-law called me screeching about how I was stealing her grandson, poisoning Joey against her, and had no right to keep her away,” she revealed.
“She even threatened to sue for grandparents’ rights.”
She believed that her mother-in-law was entirely out of line, so she simply hung up the phone and blocked her number.
Still, this wasn’t the end of the drama because the rest of her in-laws had begun bombarding her with text messages. Her husband was annoyed that his mom was upset, too, and thought that she should’ve just kept her mouth shut since his mom was only watching Joey for a few hours each week.
“I’m at my wit’s end here. I feel like I had no other choice, given the disregard for Joey’s health. But I don’t want to cause World War III with my husband’s family,” she vented.
Now, she can’t help but wonder if she is possibly overreacting by barring her mother-in-law from watching her son anymore.
Can you understand why she’s so frustrated with her mother-in-law? Should her husband stand up for her?
You can read the original post on Reddit here.
Sign up for Chip Chick’s newsletter and get stories like this delivered to your inbox.
More About:Relationships