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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh honey. Can't you see what she's doing? Didn't you take Psych 101?

She is upset that you are moving away so she's picking a big fight to emotionally distance from you so it hurts less when you leave. No big deal. [/quote]

I agree generally, but this is not cool "This is because I texted her that my daughter has been crying all day because she missed her date with her grandma yesterday when grandma pitched a fit. This is 100% true, my daughter was very disappointed and I had no words to explain what happened." This is immature. You say Grandma had a conflict and you'll see her soon and move on. "Crying all day" and guilt tripping Grandma is an emotional power play and ridiculous. [/quote]

Op here- I agree that this is not something that is 100 percent kosher, but I have also swallowed a lot of crap with her acting badly and effecting my kids over the years and I am done with it. Actions have consequences. We were literally waiting for her to walk through the door, this was my daughters bday celebration with her. It was a deep hurt that grandma inflicted in that situation. This cannot be over stated. She needed to know this.

Wondering also, is my DH not standing up enough to her? Why am I being targeted and he’s getting off easy. She’s literally saying it’s my fault that we’re leaving which is untrue. He is tired of her bad behavior over the years too and not so close to her. [/quote]
Wait, I though she was a great grandma? This wasn’t over a minor miscommunication, this was because you sent a really mean and hurtful text. What person would not feel defensive after that text? I think you are all behaving badly, tbh. Idiot husband for sharing his mom’s text with you to invite drama, idiot MIL for not knocking on the door, idiot OP for not figuring out how to talk to her daughter about a change in plans and for sending that text to her MIL. The only person I feel sorry for here is the poor kid![/quote]

This,  all the adults handled the situation poorly.[/quote]

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