My boyfriend’s toxic mother went too far this time.
He doesn’t want to cut ties with his mother, and I would never ask him to. He is conflicted about this.Do you think I am unreasonable?First this. Your daughter has another parent: her father. You two should talk this through and try your hardest to come to an agreement on a response to his mother’s conduct.
First off, even when she is sober, this grandmother obviously does not understand or have the capacity to cope with your daughter’s sensory processing issues. Your daughter’s response to noise and chaos is her way of trying to cope when her brain is overloaded with too many different cues coming from different directions.
Third: Your partner’s mother is a racist, and your daughter is a person of color. As you no doubt know from your own life, you cannot protect your daughter from encountering racism or prejudice. But protecting her now, when she is young and vulnerable, is a start.My partner and I are in the habit of watching TV together in the evenings. Recently he’s grown restless with the choices and checks out on his earbuds listening to music or other videos.
Your husband might believe that saying, “I’m going to listen to music now” would interrupt your flow and your enjoyment. He wants to sit alongside you and experience a parallel enjoyment.
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