"My daughter was right": Gracious grandma praised for humble act
Watching your parents become grandparents is a beautiful experience, but it often comes with disagreements or differences in opinion in terms of how you are raising your kids.
One grandma has gone viral for her wise words when it comes to navigating these differences.
"If I don't agree with every little decision that my daughter makes for the baby, I usually don't say anything," TikTok user @mommom.maria, who frequently posts about being a grandma, shared recalled her most recent babysitting experience.
"Sometimes I can't help myself, and when it came to this I couldn't help myself, I had to say something."
She explained that her 13-month-old granddaughter has two bottles a day, one in the morning and one at night.
"My husband and I were babysitting the other night and my daughter said to put her milk before bed in this," she said, holding up a sippy cup with a straw.
The grandmother didn't think it was okay that her granddaughter was drinking out of a sippy cup that young, but admitted that it's not her decision to make.
"I'm not the decision maker. I'm not the mum: I'm the Mum-Mum, the privileged Mum-Mum that gets to babysit her," she explained.
She decided to respect her daughter's choices, and said that her granddaughter drank her milk with no issues.
"So I guess my daughter was right, and that's really what I wanted to say to the other grandmothers: You don't have to agree, but you have to do it," she finished.
Many have praised the grandmother for respecting her daughter's wishes, with the video gaining over 100k views.
"Protect this sweet woman at all costs," commented one person.
"Oh how I wish my MIL (mother in law) was like you," another added.
"You are so emotionally mature about it. I'm so proud of you showing what respecting your children's right to parent looks like!" wrote a third.
One woman also shared the way she approached parenting differences and replied, "I told my Mom and MIL this 'I'm not saying you're wrong with how you chose to do things with your kids. I just do things differently.' Helped a lot!"
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