Am I Right to be upset by this?
rockerchick
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Quite angry about this so just need to vent sorry. Just found out that my mother has taken it upon herself to tell my daughter that the Easter bunny isn't real. I was telling her how its my job to make these kinds of decisions to tell her things like that but it was going in one ear and out the other. She is only 6. Am I right to be annoyed by this?
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Yes you are, I would be! Unless your daughter is 26 of course!
I wouldn't dream of telling my two nephews anything of the sort.
and not care how it upsets their grand child and parent of the child
this one doesn`t.:p
Thats a huge generalistion .No grandparent I know does anything like this
OP Yes , I would be annoyed .It wasnt her place .But find out first how it came about and why she did .
Grandmothers overstep the mark all the time. You need to have a calm word with your mum so that she knows you would prefer that she didn't take it on herself in future to tell your daughter this sort of thing.
I already did, she said she told her because it's babyish and she shouldn't believe in it at 6 years old. So she knew exactly what she was doing.
I was about 9 or ten when I stopped beliving. But it wasn't my mum that told me it was the teacher from the school. I have already spoken to her on the matter but she couldn't see that she had said anything wrong so it was falling on deaf ears really.
I was taught by my Mother that giving Easter Eggs represented the stone which blocked Jesus's tomb .... I haven't really looked into to it because I am not at all religious if I am being honest.
Anyway, what is the harm in letting kids be kids? It's a sweet thing to believe in and kids grow up all too fast nowdays
It is absolutely your choice when to reveal such things to your child. She has basically undermined you as a parent by taking away your ability to decide when your child should have a milestone of growing up. Maybe a small, silly one, but the principle is the same.
I was told that the egg represented the boulder in front of Jesus' tomb, in which case bringing a rabbit into the story kinda confuses things.
Wouldn't say all grandparents but my mother fits this catergory perfectly and its only the tip of the iceberg with her!!
She outed the tooth fairy to my daughter and left her in floods of tears :mad:
Will you adopt me please!
by who?
how big`s your inheritance?
By my mother