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<blockquote data-quote="ChickPea" data-source="post: 749744" data-attributes="member: 24089"><p>This makes some sense. Glad you have people in real life that are supportive.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So this reminds me of my "friend" who had struggles with her daughter - in fact, our daughters are friends (UGH). We are different, however, in ways like - she said she would NEVER take on a grandchild, where I'm doing exactly that. I'm not saying either one of us is right or wrong, we just aren't the same person.</p><p></p><p>But this made me think of something from our last group gathering (just social fun with some moms of grown kids). She kept asking me pointed questions in front of everyone about my grandbaby situation, and then asked if my daughter was a good mom. I said "yes and no" - then she proceeded to tell me a story that made her impressed with her own daughter and how she was actually turning out to be a good mom. </p><p></p><p>Now, I happen to have first-hand experience with her daughter and having to literally <em>force</em> her to not drive home with her baby while she was so inebriated that she threw up in the bathroom moments before attempting to get behind the wheel with the baby in the back seat.</p><p></p><p>So as much as it made me want to jump across the table at this person, it also made me wonder what kind of denial she was in. I'm sure that's just how she copes, but I'm not really thrilled to have her comparing our daughter's idiocy to make herself feel better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChickPea, post: 749744, member: 24089"] This makes some sense. Glad you have people in real life that are supportive. So this reminds me of my "friend" who had struggles with her daughter - in fact, our daughters are friends (UGH). We are different, however, in ways like - she said she would NEVER take on a grandchild, where I'm doing exactly that. I'm not saying either one of us is right or wrong, we just aren't the same person. But this made me think of something from our last group gathering (just social fun with some moms of grown kids). She kept asking me pointed questions in front of everyone about my grandbaby situation, and then asked if my daughter was a good mom. I said "yes and no" - then she proceeded to tell me a story that made her impressed with her own daughter and how she was actually turning out to be a good mom. Now, I happen to have first-hand experience with her daughter and having to literally [I]force[/I] her to not drive home with her baby while she was so inebriated that she threw up in the bathroom moments before attempting to get behind the wheel with the baby in the back seat. So as much as it made me want to jump across the table at this person, it also made me wonder what kind of denial she was in. I'm sure that's just how she copes, but I'm not really thrilled to have her comparing our daughter's idiocy to make herself feel better. [/QUOTE]
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