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[quote=Anonymous]I don’t have a great relationship with my mother. It’s extremely complicated. But, in short, she’s an emotionally immature narcissistic who physically, (but mostly verbally) abused me. However, we are able to have a surface level relationship with the tools I’ve learned in therapy.

Anyways, I allow her access to my daughter whenever she wants as she lives very close. I bring my now 10 month old to her house every Friday. I’ve been doing this since my daughter was about 3-4 months old. I’m a stay at home mom and I love it— it’s my calling. I really miss my daughter when she’s gone on Fridays. Part of me feels resentful for giving up this precious time, however the other half knows my mom is a better grandmother than mother and I want my daughter to have that special relationship. Do I continue to appease my mother for the sake of their relationship? I don’t want my daughter to ever think I kept her grandmother away from her. Another thing my mom does is message/text me “Pictures?” Or “FaceTime?” because she expects both every day. It’s just a lot of pressure from someone who didn’t/doesn’t treat me well, but treats my daughter well. I feel very conflicted and confused. [/quote]

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