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Nothing, except that it confirms that my mother is a hyper-anxious, micromanaging, control freak who holds disturbing views on the human body - everybody should be rail thin - and on life in general.

Every chance she gets she tells my DD that she's going to be obese if she doesn't stop gorging. Started telling her that when DD was THREE. That's because DD is the only one in the family who is actually in the normal weight range. The rest of us are all slightly underweight, which is considered borderline fat for my mother, who is very underweight. Anyway, I won't bore you with my family's crazies. That's just the tip of the iceberg :-)

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You realize that this means you are letting your mother say horrible, hurtful things to your child.  I completely understand how hard it is to deal with family members with mental health issues, but your responsibility is to protect your child.  [/quote]

My husband and I are not "letting" her say these things. DD is now 6 and knows her grandmother well enough by now to let it roll off her back, just like I did when I was little.

As I said, it's the tip of the iceberg. There was a time when we were ready to cut off my mother entirely, for different issues. We have found a way to keep her in our lives. Some remarks now and then are not going to kill any of our self-esteem. I am proof of that - lived 19 years with my mother, without the benefit of anybody defending me.

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