Meddling Grandparents

Momof2happyboys
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:46:48 +0000

“I would tell my kid the truth and let him decide. I would also put the family on restricted contact.” (post #15)
–>Can’t agree more. This was exactly what I did when my mom trying to meddle my son’s college application. When I grew up, the only acceptable college major was medicine from my mom’s point of view. And I suffered a lot at that time since I had no desire to became a doctor. So when she tried to “talk” to my son to go into medical field last year, I asked her to stay away. I told her that I’ll let my son to decide what he wants to study in college, even me as a mother won’t interfere my son’s decision . My mom was very unhappy that I kept a distance afterward, and the last sentence she said to me and my son (at the end of our argument) was like “you know, I bet XXX (my son’s name) is not qualified for medical school neither.”