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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Grandma was upset but wasn’t sharing it in a respectful way. It wasn’t nice fir mommy to hang up but it is okay to walk away if someone is not being very kind.

Hey, would you like to draw a picture to send to grandma that we can stamp and mail? I’ll bet she will be so happy to see your beautiful art.

I’d say nothing else to the child.

I’d have quite the text/email for mom.[/quote]

First sentence is fine. Second is disturbing. If your mother behaves terribly, you don't teach your kid to reinforce it in any way. She is still allowed to love grandma, but it is not OK to actively encourage her to do a kind gesture for grandma after grandma was cruel. Sends the wrong message about abusive behavior.[/quote]

+1 teach your kid that it's important to be nice to everyone, and that includes self. But that nice does not mean letting someone take advantage. I would say that it was nice of you to end an interaction that could have gone horribly wrong. Hanging up is the equivalent of walking away from a hot situation which is a tactic that is explicitly taught.[/quote]

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