Mom protests when mother-in-law makes weekly visits to 5-month-old granddaughter at workplace daycare: 'It's not like daycare is the only time she gets to see her'

It is pretty normal for new parents to feel very protective over their kids. After all, they have just been tasked with the responsibility of helping another life that they created to survive and thrive, and it is a moment that some spent a long time longing for before it actually happened. Of course, they want to feel like they are doing everything right and that other people aren't getting in the way of that.

This can sometimes mean that disagreements arise with others, especially close family members and grandparents. It is easy to feel like they are trying to overstep the boundaries when it comes to their behavior and role. While this can often be true, other times there are more factors at play when it comes to how and when they interact with the baby. It isn't always a case of there being bad intentions or bad outcomes.

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These were feelings that one mom found herself struggling with after she felt like her mother-in-law was overstepping in spending time with her daughter. The 5-month-old went to daycare in the building where the mother-in-law worked along with her son, and the grandma occasionally went to visit her for half an hour or so when she was on a break. The mom wasn't happy about this, but she wondered if she was overreacting.
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WIBTA if I told my MIL she could no longer visit my child at daycare?

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Commenters unanimously thought she was having the wrong reaction.

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Eventually, the mom concurred.

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Mom protests when mother-in-law makes weekly visits to 5-month-old granddaughter at workplace daycare: 'It's not like daycare is the only time she gets to see her'

WIBTA if I told my MIL she could no longer visit my child at daycare?

Commenters unanimously thought she was having the wrong reaction.

Eventually, the mom concurred.

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Mom protests when mother-in-law makes weekly visits to 5-month-old granddaughter at workplace daycare: 'It's not like daycare is the only time she gets to see her'

WIBTA if I told my MIL she could no longer visit my child at daycare?

Commenters unanimously thought she was having the wrong reaction.

Eventually, the mom concurred.

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