AITA for “not letting my mom be a grandma”
A new life has brought hope and joy, but also a silent battle between love and protection. A mother’s heart aches to shield her baby from the toxic embrace of smoke, a shadow cast by her own mother’s addiction and disregard.
The scent that once sickened her as a child now threatens to p***on her child’s future, forcing a painful confrontation between generations.
In the quiet war over boundaries and respect, the grandmother’s desire to bond clashes with the mother’s fierce need to safeguard.
What should be a celebration of family becomes a battleground of hurt feelings and unmet expectations, where love struggles to breathe free of smoke and fear.
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The original poster is facing a difficult conflict between protecting their newborn from secondhand smoke and managing their mother's strong desire to spend time with her new grandchild.
The mother feels her role as a grandmother is being restricted by the OP's firm boundary regarding smoking.
Given the mother's history of dismissing the OP's health concerns, is it justifiable for the OP to maintain a strict no-smoking environment for their child, even if it means limiting visits, or should the OP compromise to facilitate the grandmother-grandchild relationship?
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