My daughter once approached me with tears in her eyes, begging me to leave her at home. I didn’t understand what she meant at first, but it soon became evident, and I felt uneasy. My mother-in-law was pitting her future little brother against her daughter. She informed her that her father and I would desert her when her baby brother was born. “Is that true, Mom?” “You love me, don’t you?” my daughter screamed.
I attempted to console her. Alice was 5 years old and had wished for a younger sister or brother to keep her occupied. However, my mother-in-law had ruined everything.During their walks, my mother-in-law informed her, “Alice, you know you’ll come to live with me when your little brother is born.” So you must decide which toys to bring with you.” “That’s not true; my parents adore me.” “They’re not going to give me to you,” Alice responded, surprised.
When my daughter told me about her grandmother’s talk, I wanted to call her and put her in her place. How dare she say such things to my daughter? I embraced Alice. We talked for quite some time. I persuaded her that we adored her and would never give her up.”Do you know what I mean? Your future little brother will be the happiest child on the planet because he’ll have such a smart and beautiful sister like you.” You’re going to adore him, aren’t you?”
“Of course I will,” she says. I’ll look after him and play with him. “I’ll even teach him how to use a slingshot,” Alice joked. I fed and put my daughter to bed. When my husband came home, I had a serious talk with him about his mother. He didn’t wait till dawn; he dialed his mother’s number immediately away. He implored her not to say anything stupid to Alice and promised her that no one would take our child away.
My mother-in-law was enraged.She stated that she would no longer visit us. “I put my heart and soul into looking after Alice, and this is how you treat me, right?” Okay, I’m not coming to you anymore, and I’m not looking after Alice. Don’t even think about approaching me. “We didn’t communicate with my mother-in-law after that.” She was simply there to witness the birth of her grandson. We judged ourselves against her, but we no longer left our children with her.