A woman caught her mom kissing her newborn baby, despite having specifically told her not to because of the risk to the baby. Angry at the betrayal, she gave her mom a piece of her mind but now worries she took it way too far.
She and her partner had their first baby
She and her partner had their first baby boy and were overjoyed. Immediately, she felt he was the light of her life. The pediatrician was very clear that only the baby’s parents should kiss him in the early weeks of his life. This was because of the risk of him catching an illness while his little immune system was too weak to fight anything off.
Her mum came to help out
Her mum, who was 61 and lived overseas, came to help out with the new baby. She was a doting grandma but tended to do things her way. She was very clear with her mum that if she wanted to hold the baby, she had to promise not to kiss him. Her mum was resistant but agreed.
She caught her mum in the act
One day, she walked into the nursery to find her mom kissing the baby, exactly as she’d been asked and promised not to. This made her wonder how often she had been doing this behind her back and lying about it to her face.
She confronted her mom
When she asked her mom why she was going against their agreement, her mom justified it by saying that the baby was two weeks old now and nothing bad had happened. She said that because of this, they could start building his immune system. On top of this, she claimed that ‘rules like that are why so many kids have allergies these days.’
She called her mom a cow
In response to this, she took her baby from her mom and called her a selfish cow. She told her that when the baby dies from a preventable disease, it will all be her fault and hers alone. She told her the only reason she wouldn’t kick her out was because she didn’t have anywhere else to go.
Her mom started packing her bags
Her mum started packing her bags to go home, saying that she ‘clearly wasn’t welcome in her grandchild’s life.’ She also moaned about how she will never have a bond with him now. She didn’t admit any wrongdoing and instead was sulking.
Her mom texted her aunt
Some time amongst all of the drama, her mom found time to text her aunt telling her what had happened. Her aunt then called her to say that she should be ashamed of herself and that my son was lucky to have a loving grandma.
She worries that she went too far
After her mom and aunt’s reactions, she now worries that she took the whole thing too far. She could see that she was maybe a bit intense about the situation and could have been a bit more relaxed. However, she’s still mad that her mum betrayed her and feels that she was protecting her baby.
She turned to the internet
Now she wonders if she was, in fact, in the wrong. Looking for advice from non-family members, she turned to an online forum to find out if other people think she overreacted or whether they would have behaved in a similar way.
The internet responded
One reader replied, “‘I’ve seen and read so many heart wrenching cases of newborns either becoming excruciatingly sick or passing away from such carelessness. You protect your baby at ALL costs, no matter whos feelings might get hurt. I’d much rather hurt someone’s feelings than having to grieve the loss of my newborn.”
Another commentator said, “I think you should talk to your mum and explain that where you live, the guidelines are very clear and you’re scared. You only want to protect your child. Apologise for becoming aggressive, but be firm that you thought you had an agreement.”
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