If you’re already shaking your head in dismay, you’ll have guessed that, unfortunately, Grandma and Grandpa’s plans didn’t stop with watching a cute baby sleep. Instead, they decided they’d been given the right to dictate to their daughter precisely how she should be parenting — right down to scolding her over the monitor’s voice feature to put socks on the baby or to get him to stop crying. (Oh, babies aren’t supposed to be crying? Thank you for that stellar advice!) That’s what Mom gets for being thoughtful, apparently.
For some of us, reading a story like this one just makes us grateful for the parents and in-laws we’ve got. Others, however, might feel a slight tingle of familiarity. Are your children’s grandparents holding the reins a little too tightly? Here are 10 signs you might be in trouble.
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title: “10 Signs You Ve Given Grandparents Way Too Much Control Over Your Kids” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-09” author: “Kimberly Dudley”
If you’re already shaking your head in dismay, you’ll have guessed that, unfortunately, Grandma and Grandpa’s plans didn’t stop with watching a cute baby sleep. Instead, they decided they’d been given the right to dictate to their daughter precisely how she should be parenting — right down to scolding her over the monitor’s voice feature to put socks on the baby or to get him to stop crying. (Oh, babies aren’t supposed to be crying? Thank you for that stellar advice!) That’s what Mom gets for being thoughtful, apparently.
For some of us, reading a story like this one just makes us grateful for the parents and in-laws we’ve got. Others, however, might feel a slight tingle of familiarity. Are your children’s grandparents holding the reins a little too tightly? Here are 10 signs you might be in trouble.
Image via © iStock.com/Sylvia Schug
More from The Stir: 12 Times Grandparents Should Mind Their Own Business
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title: “10 Signs You Ve Given Grandparents Way Too Much Control Over Your Kids” ShowToc: true date: “2024-08-29” author: “David Noles”
If you’re already shaking your head in dismay, you’ll have guessed that, unfortunately, Grandma and Grandpa’s plans didn’t stop with watching a cute baby sleep. Instead, they decided they’d been given the right to dictate to their daughter precisely how she should be parenting — right down to scolding her over the monitor’s voice feature to put socks on the baby or to get him to stop crying. (Oh, babies aren’t supposed to be crying? Thank you for that stellar advice!) That’s what Mom gets for being thoughtful, apparently.
For some of us, reading a story like this one just makes us grateful for the parents and in-laws we’ve got. Others, however, might feel a slight tingle of familiarity. Are your children’s grandparents holding the reins a little too tightly? Here are 10 signs you might be in trouble.
Image via © iStock.com/Sylvia Schug
More from The Stir: 12 Times Grandparents Should Mind Their Own Business
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title: “10 Signs You Ve Given Grandparents Way Too Much Control Over Your Kids” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-05” author: “Robin Simmons”
If you’re already shaking your head in dismay, you’ll have guessed that, unfortunately, Grandma and Grandpa’s plans didn’t stop with watching a cute baby sleep. Instead, they decided they’d been given the right to dictate to their daughter precisely how she should be parenting — right down to scolding her over the monitor’s voice feature to put socks on the baby or to get him to stop crying. (Oh, babies aren’t supposed to be crying? Thank you for that stellar advice!) That’s what Mom gets for being thoughtful, apparently.
For some of us, reading a story like this one just makes us grateful for the parents and in-laws we’ve got. Others, however, might feel a slight tingle of familiarity. Are your children’s grandparents holding the reins a little too tightly? Here are 10 signs you might be in trouble.
Image via © iStock.com/Sylvia Schug
More from The Stir: 12 Times Grandparents Should Mind Their Own Business
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