AITA for no longer letting my mother in law watch my dahghter after she kept throwing away the food I sent.
Grief had carved a silent ache in the heart of a widowed father, who watched helplessly as his young daughter, clinging to the memory of her mother, refused to eat anything but the meals her mother once lovingly prepared.
Determined to fill that void, he painstakingly learned to recreate her favorite dishes, each bite a tender thread weaving them cl**er in the absence of the one they both missed. But as life demanded his time at a new job, the fragile routine he built began to unravel.
Entrusting his daughter to the care of her grandparents, he faced harsh judgment and unexpected truths—his carefully crafted meals rejected, replaced by empty snacks, revealing the silent struggle of a child caught between love, loss, and the confusing world of grown-up expectations.
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The original poster (OP) is facing a significant conflict rooted in grief, parenting styles, and respect for boundaries.
The OP is trying to comfort his grieving daughter by maintaining the connection to her late mother through food, which requires considerable personal effort.
His mother-in-law (MIL), conversely, has prioritized her own desire to cook and a*sert her preferred parenting standards over respecting the OP's efforts and the child's emotional needs.
Is the OP justified in completely cu***ng off childcare access to his daughter's grandparents following the deliberate sabotage of his efforts and the child's es**blished eating routine, or should he reconsider his decision given the importance of grandparent relationships, provided the MIL agrees to strictly follow the es**blished d*etary plan?
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