Hi everyone!! Sorry for the novel but I kept it as short as I possible could.
I am at wits end with my own mother. Mr 2 is extremely intelligent (mums a school teacher and he is further than most 5 year olds, not to toot my own horn of how amazing my boy is) but I am concerned with how my mother is with him.
Unfortunately in this day and age everyone including kids are on the screens. However she gives him her phone and iPad far too regularly and he then expects it from me and hubby and I am not wanting him to spend his life glued to one screen or the other.
She is always trying to tell me how to raise mr 2 and mr 7 months. Showing up without calling or texting first to see if we are busy or heading out. Taking mr 2 out with her just before dinner time without asking me or hubby.
She also took his training wheels off his bike (he loved it and is now also riding around the skate parks with daddy) but he was riding on the road (quiet road) with no helmet or shoes on!!
Mum has always struggled with mental health which has caused me to stand off when it comes to putting my foot down. A recent separation from her last husband has put her in a more vulnerable state and I don't know what to do!!
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
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You have to put your foot down. You have to say NO. If she can't follow your guidelines then you have to start standing up to her. Mental health issues are not an excuse for bad behaviour! And your own kids come first before your mother. So don't let her have 1:1 time with your kids. Supervise her. Put a sign on the door saying no visitors today and lock the doors. If she has a key, change the locks. Don't let her run your life.