Mom of 16-month-old "fires" Grandma over $5 toddler class

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  Grandma and grandchild happily bake a meal together.

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  Toddler looks up adoringly at grandmother while they decorate cookies together. 

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• When you're a grandparent, you don't always get to make the rules. Your child does, and you have to follow them. 

  Some grandparents seem to think that since they're older, that they have seniority over their own child's wishes. But that's just not the case, and a lot of grandparents find this out the hard way. They insist upon doing things the way they want to, and when they go against the wishes of their child, they lose access to their grandkid. 

  In this grandma's place, she lied to her own child! That is a big warning flag, and she'll have to truly apologize if she wants even a chance at seeing her grandkid agian. It's just not okay to do that. If she didn't like going to the classes, she should've just insisted on seeing her grandchild a different day, or suggested a different class… there are a lot of paths she could've taken. Now she'll just have to live with the consequences. 

  People had some good advice for both the Mom and Grandmom. 

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  If Grandma is only watching the baby 2 days a week, maybe it's worth looking into a part time nanny instead. Maybe Grandma could see the baby for just one day, or maybe just every now and then during a supervised visit. It doesn't have to be all or nothing: there might be an easy compromise that lets Grandma know the rules are the rules, but still lets her into the grandkid's life. 

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• These classes are a lot to handle

  
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  Grandmother and toddler play together.

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