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[quote=Anonymous]Relationship was so-so before, but deteriorated rapidly after DS. MIL showed no interest in him as a baby, but when he got to be a toddler, she took a turn thru crazy town & decided that we were 'unfit parents' for being so 'controlling' and set out on a mission over the years to show us how to be more laid back.

On various rare babysitting stints she has: lowered DS into a neighbor's construction dumpster filled with lead paint, rusted nails & asbestos tiles to scrounge for art supplies, left him alone in her basement for hours as a toddler to play with mouse droppings, lost him for at least two hrs in the woods near the canal in the dark without calling anyone for help, etc. etc.  He survived, of course, but had the unpleasant task of having to get extra blood tests, shots, etc.

We have vowed that she will never be allowed to see him unsupervised again.  To this day, she insists that it was all a way for him to have more freedom & creativity.  She will never admit to having made bad choices, because she needs to always be right, no matter who pays the price.

I refuse to speak w MIL at this point as I cannot guarantee I will be polite; DH & DS have extremely limited interactions with her (Facetime calls only, maybe 3-4 times per year).[/quote]

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