Mom Is Angry At Grandmother For Pinching Her Daughter As A Joke
Parents have always found it difficult to walk the tightrope between their parents and children. The generation gap opens up the void, making it difficult to consider the perceptions of both the generations. The matter can get ugly with the two sides denying maintaining the comfort zone. A Reddit user saw her relationship with her mother walking over a bumpy phase when her daughter’s safety popped before her.
It was a pleasant day when her mother showed up to have some fun time with her four and a half year daughter. The little girl was also happy to make it up with her loving grandmother. The duo settled themselves down to design their fun moments. They began to play the dress-up game. The girl looked forward to some thrilling memories. To her dismay, it vented a fury of problems between her grandmother and mother.
Her grandmother said, “Do you want a massage?” Then she pinched her on neck and shoulder. It made her cry out with pain. Listening to her terrifying sobbing, the mother rushed to the place and gave her a comforting hug. Taking stock of the matter, she chided the grandmother and asked her to apologize.
Her mother refused and denied any wrongdoing. That fuelled the woman’s rage. She announced that if she ever did that again, she could not have a relationship with her daughter.
The things did not get well and ignited a family struggle. She took up the matter with her father. He ridiculed his wife’s move but did not find it close to abuse. That led the woman to look at the world’s perspective. She shared the grave matter on her Reddit account.
Unwinding her reaction, she said, “I immediately had an adrenaline rage rush. After a deep breath, I hugged my daughter and told her grandma was being mean and should apologize because we don’t play that way. My mother refused and said they were just having fun. I told her that if she ever does that again, she can’t have a relationship with my daughter”.
She added, “My mother thinks I’m completely overreacting and coddling my daughter. I also spoke with my father, and he thinks it wasn’t cool, but I should lighten up since it wasn’t what he would call abuse, just rough play, if a little weird”.
Turning up to tune in to the world’s view, she said, “I’m determined to stand firm on this ultimatum. Would you folks agree with me or am I overreacting?”
To her delight, the social media world vindicated her move. They applauded her reaction and lent the much-needed support to her stance.
One said, “If you don’t stop this now, you’re teaching your daughter staying nice to people she knows is more important than her feelings and safety. Where is she supposed to draw the line if someone hurts her ‘for real’ if they are friends of the family or someone she knows? (For real is in quotes, because she was hurt for real this time too.)”
Hopefully, the perturbing matter would have shown the families the pragmatic way of designing child plays.
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