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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a lot I can say about my parents but to spare anyone reading a book, I’ll spare you all the things.  My son is on my medication.  He’s finally on grade level, doesn’t have 4 hour melt downs every day and can participate in group activities.  He’s finally a real kid. He’s not without his sass but it’s in the realm of normal now and middle school is going great.  So my parents watched my kids when my husband and I went on a trip and my parents watched them for about 5 days.  Not only did my mother not give my son any of his medication but she told him to just pretend to take it and spit it in the toilet instead so I wouldn’t know.

When I asked her about it she told me she didn’t give AF and I could call the cops if I wanted.

I’m furious.  Not only could messing with his meds like that cause serious problems, but messing with his head about his meds gives him real hang ups.

Now she’s just texting me as if nothing has happened.  I just can’t engage.  My mother 100% has her own undiagnosed mental health issues (for real not just because I’m angry) so[b] I just don’t know if I should just accept that she’s unwell and obviously never let her watch my children unsupervised again or give myself/family more distance from them.[/b] Like I said, this is only one instance…there are so many other things.  [/quote]

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Both. Back away, and when you do have limited time with her, don't expect much.

The key is to know your boundaries and be clear with yourself about them. Be clear with her, too, but no drama. Take the emotion out of it, don't let it out with her -- that will escalate the emotions.  Just be calm, factual, and limited in what you will do and how much you talk about it. Try to think of it as a marathon (it is). Don't make it worse. [/quote]

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