Today, thanks to grandparent rights, I have to allow my toxic mother, who forced me into beauty pageants when I was a kid, to visit my kids. I hate her so much but I don't have a choice. FML
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Today, due to some serious health and financial issues, I literally have no choice but to have my mom watch my kids. She's turned my son into the most spoiled insufferable brat, I can’t stand it. Then I feel like I’m punishing him at home for what his grandmother enforces in hers. I don't know what to do. FML
Today, I got to experience the rare pleasure of overhearing my divorcing parents admit that neither of them want full custody of me, or even shared custody, and then planning to guilt one of my grandparents into accepting custody instead. God I hate them both. FML
Today, I went to visit my grandparents, as my grandmother may not have long left. When my stepfather wasn't grilling my visibly uncomfortable grandad about Bible passages, my mother was trauma-dumping about how hard her life has been, and how awful her marriage to my father was. They're his parents. FML
Today, my mom, for absolutely no reason, is interacting with an old "friend" (read: toxic bitch) whom I cut out of my life six months ago and I never want to hear about again. She doesn't understand what's wrong, nor does she care that it makes me uncomfortable. I hate her. FML
Today, my parents are the most toxic people I've ever met. They don't allow me to go outside, they decide what I eat, who my friends are, chastise every fucking little thing I do even when it's so minor you could just forget about it in one second. The biggest shame in my life is encountering such toxic people like them. I HATE them. FML
Today, my grandmother hates me. So much so that I've become a rotten, desperate, and overall evil person with no thoughts and considerations towards other people. My family doesn't know this, but I can never undo the damage she has done to me since birth (as she raised me). I only care about my own well-being, nothing else. FML
Today, I visited my in-laws, whom I thought I was on great terms with. I soon learned that wasn't the case when my mother-in-law yelled at me about how I've been abusing her for years. Ten minutes later, she hugged me and asked me for grandkids. FML
Today, my mom hates my grandmother (her mother-in-law) so much that she's trying to guilt me into not visiting her when I come home for Thanksgiving. I wouldn't be coming home for Thanksgiving in the first place, but my grandmother bought me the plane ticket. FML
Today, I lost my custody battle and I have to return my grandchildren to my disowned daughter, who was allowing her now ex-husband to abuse them. I can't appeal or anything because frankly we don't have the funds. I wish I'd never had her. FML
Today, I found out I can't go to Los Angeles to visit my grandparents for spring break like I'd planned because my asshole dad got some sort of court order preventing me from leaving the state. He and my mom are in a custody battle over me. FML
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Hangryko 31
Move to a state that doesn't recognize grandparents' rights (which is BS in itself). If that's not possible, get a lawyer. Remember, "grandparents' rights" does not equate to unfettered access to your children. If the lawyer can't completely stop her, they can put many restrictions in place. You likely can as well, but the lawyer will make those restrictions legally binding. Malicious compliance at its best.
jlc82 14
she's not the father's parent so even if you're not married to the father she can't take that to court. you're obviously not dead so that avenue is closed. the only shot she has is if you're going through a divorce or legal separation...so unless that's the case tell her to get bent cause she ain't got shit and protect your children.
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jlc82 14
she's not the father's parent so even if you're not married to the father she can't take that to court. you're obviously not dead so that avenue is closed. the only shot she has is if you're going through a divorce or legal separation...so unless that's the case tell her to get bent cause she ain't got shit and protect your children.
angus 17
Bullshit. Move.
Hangryko 31
Move to a state that doesn't recognize grandparents' rights (which is BS in itself). If that's not possible, get a lawyer. Remember, "grandparents' rights" does not equate to unfettered access to your children. If the lawyer can't completely stop her, they can put many restrictions in place. You likely can as well, but the lawyer will make those restrictions legally binding. Malicious compliance at its best.