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Post by Susie_Homemaker on Mar 14, 2016 16:13:16 GMT
Train your children to focus on her positives, especially when she is being irritating. That is an important life skill that will help them in all future relationships. Also, forgive your MIL for not being the grandmother you want her to be.
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Post by scrapApea on Mar 15, 2016 2:02:35 GMT
I guess I'm missing why baking cookies together has anything to do with your daughter's abilities. I think of this as a time to foster that relationship, not an opportunity to show how smart and independent your daughter is. Sometimes making cookies, is just the activity to promote the relationship and someday your daughter will be grateful for that.
This. I have 5 granddaughters all around age 9. I don't always know what they can and can't do in the kitchen but it doesn't mean I'm odd or "elderly". It doesn't sound like grandma was putting down your DD, it sounds to me like your DD could have told grandma in a nice way what she could do. I think it's nice your MIL was willing and probably excited to spend the day with your DD. Some grandmas might have been too busy with their own life to take an unexpected sick day with their DGC. This. My MIL has never once spent any alone time with my kids. Her ONLY grandchildren. She was always too busy. They are 18 & 16, time's up. My kids have pretty much no relationship with her because of it. Be happy your MIL spent the time with your DD.
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