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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your daughter isn't being "mean" to your mom, she's being a toddler, with all of the crankiness and fickleness that comes with that. That your mother is unable to appreciate your daughter at her appropriate developmental level and instead expects her to react with the maturity of a child much older is your mother's issues, and reflects her own limitations. That you are going on your mother's trip and also blaming this on your daughter rather than accepting it as a part of toddlerhood and advocating for your child is highlighting your own limitations as a parent. You can't do anything about your mother's issues, but I strongly suggest you work on your own if you don't want to keep passing down this legacy, and/or alienating your daughter as she grows up.[/quote]

Wow, at what point did I ever start "blaming" this on my daughter?  Was it when I told her to apologize for hitting my mom and throwing toys at her?  I think that's a fair limit/consequence to put on a verbal toddler.[/quote]

But did you ask your mom to apologize to your daughter for hitting her and throwing toys at her??[/quote]

Not acceptable in my culture.  Nor do I think it would be effective in handling my 70 year old mom's behavior - it would only make her more resentful.[/quote]

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