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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You're choosing to deny your child a close relationship with GPs over a bite of mashed potatoes and ice cream? 
Think it over.
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No, that's not quite it, Champ. It's the ILs that are putting the relationship in jeopardy. The parents have asked the MIL and SIL to respect their wishes. It costs the ILs nothing to do that, yet they continue to disrespect the parents.

And since when does babysitting a baby define a relationship as "close?" The parents are simply saying that the baby will not be left alone with the ILs. They haven't cut off all access. Many families have close relationships without babysitting. [/quote]

Okay, champ, because telling the in laws they can't be alone with the baby over mashed fucking potatoes isn't going to poison the relationship or anything. Get a clue...champ. [/quote]

Honey, you need to read a little closer. If you re-read OP's post quoted below, it's clearly a pattern where parents says, "Don't do that," AND THEN THE IL DOES IT ANYWAY. If this were a case where the parent left the baby with the IL, came back to find out that the IL had given the baby the food, and then cut off access to the baby, you would be absolutely on point, and I'd be agreeing with you 1000%. But that's not what happened.

[i]First instance: I told SIL not to feed 2 month old DD mashed potatoes(from KFC at that!)[b] And she did it anyways. Right in front of me[/b]. MIL laughed.

MIL insisted we use baby powder. We told her that her pediatrician was against baby powder and explained why. She rolled her eyes. Then one day when she came to visit she looks at me and says "oh I meant to bring baby powder.[b] I'll bring it next time[/b]".

At 4 months old SIL tried to give DD ice cream. I told her that she was absolutely not going to give my baby ice cream. She said "I would if it was vanilla.[b] I don't care what you say[/b]. It's not going to hurt her to have a little bitty bit"[/i]

This isn't about mashed potatoes. Or powder. Or ice cream. This is about blatant disrespect. [/quote]

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