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AIBU?

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To think my mum crossed a line?

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Iamstegosaurusthethird · 05/03/2018 08:39

This happened a while ago but I'm really struggling to get past it, obviously my mum thinks she's done nothing wrong!
We were staying at my mum's, when my dd came down with chicken pox. Obviously she was covered in spots and feeling very sorry for herself but nothing unmanageable by is at home. My mum kept offering to phone her drs for us and my self and DH both said it was unnessecery. We'd been to the pharmacy were following their advice, she didn't have a massive temp so a gp visit was a waste of time. Anyway the next thing I know she's thrusting the phone at me saying I've called the Dr they want to speak with you. I spoke to the Dr and they agreed a visit was unnessecery and we were managing the symptoms fine. I got off the phone and told my mum I didn't need her intervening her reply was she was so worried and as a grandparent she needed to take responsibility. AIBU to think she crossed a line as BOTH parents were there and didn't think a dr was needed. This isn't the first time she's meddled when it's unnessecery. She maintains I'm overreacting but I'm so cross she wasted the GP's time and she doesn't trust me to make informed decisions about my own child's care.

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Idontdowindows · 08/03/2018 12:23

Ok she was too forward but it’s under her watch.

How was it under her watch? Both parents were there and had already informed mum that medical advice had been taken and followed.

Jadebelfield123 · 08/03/2018 15:52

I’m not sure. I can see why that would upset you and tbh I think I’d be feeling the same way you are if it happened to me, but as an outsider, I can also sympathise with your mum. She was obviously really worried to go over your head like that. Does she have health anxiety?

CadyHeron · 08/03/2018 16:23

If you explained how it made you feel your Mum will be able to explain to you how she feels too

Yeah,sounds like that worked - She maintains I'm overreacting

Ok she was too forward but it’s under her watch.
Both parents were there Confused
Or do you mean that the parents aren't parents if their mummy and daddy are there too- they need to defer to the "proper" adult?

Clem7 · 08/03/2018 16:50

She shouldn’t have done it but I’m another that thinks you should let this go.

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