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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And/or, I would tell her in a no-bull$hit, drop-dead tone that she had better not do this. Tell her if she humiliates him and makes him feel terrible about himself on Christmas, that will ruin her relationship with him, irreparably harm her relationship with you, and it will DEFINITELY be the last Christmas you spend with her for a long, long time. [/quote]

This, +1000!!![/quote]

Of all the responses, I think this one really sums up what you need to do in this situation.  How rotten of a grandparent to intentionally plan something so cruel to a child.  Purposely giving a smaller size of anything isn't a motivator AT ALL, and she should be smart enough at this point in her life to have already learned this life lesson.

Should she go through with it, I would leave the gift behind and tell your son that since grandma got the sizing wrong, he can just pick out a different shirt/whatever that he likes once you get back home (downplaying to him).

I'm sorry you have to deal with this, OP, and I hope you'll come back to share how you handled the situation.  [/quote]

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