Woman Says Ex's Mother Insists Grandchild Calls Her Mami Instead of Grandma
- A US woman who has been in an on and off relationship with her baby daddy has said her former mother in law is overstepping
- The mother said that she is confused as to why the older woman would want her granddaughter to call her mami
- The lady sought advice online on how to handle the situation and politely ask the ex-mother in law to step back
A troubled woman has taken to the internet to seek advice on how to handle her ex-boyfriend's mother.
According to a report by Mirror, the pregnant woman said that her baby daddy's mother had previously questioned whether the child belongs to her son.
"Since then has said multiple times she will 'take her and raise her' if I don’t do it correctly. She also said she wanted our child to call her 'mami' I said politely no that I’m not comfortable with that it is essentially the same thing as Mommy/Mom," she was quoted by the Mirror saying.
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Threatened about custody
The lady then said that her ex-boyfriend also mentioned in passing that his mom was excited about the childbirth and that the baby would probably call her (the grandmother) 'mom'.
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The woman, only referred to as picklepiee9991 said that she fears the two might do something to sideline her as they have threatened her multiple times about her child's custody.
The upset woman went ahead to ask whether she was overreacting because of her pregnancy hormones.
Hundreds of people lit up her comment section on Reddit, reassuring her that she indeed was not overreacting.
Here are some of the comments:
Misha77:
"Document everything...I mean everything and every move of your ex-mother in law and be ready. One or two steps ahead of her for your own protection and your child's protection, too."
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Tawy098 warned:
"So glad to see this up top. They’re preparing to do something nasty!"Mother-in-law tries to ruin marriage
In a related story, TUKO.co.ke reported how a Nairobi mum narrated enduring the pain of her mother-in-law trying to sabotage her marriage.
The woman stated that her mother in law always hated her from the onset of her marriage and even warned that she would sabotage the union.
"My mother in law and sister in law hates me with passion.My husband is a graduate,well educated and has a well paying job while on the other hand after completing high school I didn't join college due to finances my family was struggling.I met my husband in a coffee shop I was working and he loved me right there and then," she penned.Source: TUKO.co.ke
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