My 4-Year-Old Son Got Extremely Upset Every Time My MIL Babysat Him โ€“ When I Found Out Why, I Got Revenge

As a nurse, Zoe frequently had to rely on her mother-in-law, Denise, to watch her son, Leo. But when the small child shows signs of being scared by his grandmother’s presence, Zoe is forced to inquire about the elderly woman’s intentions and finds out that Denise is hiding something. She was one of those women who, when you saw her, you had to straighten your back and consider what you were saying. This was made even more apparent after her husband, Jeremy, died a few years ago and Denise took back her position as head librarian of the neighborhood library.

One day, she asked my husband Andrew, “Why should not I?” “It is not necessary for me to only have my part-time job there because I have time now. Additionally, I am able to hold my book club meetings in the library.” All right, Mom,” said Andrew. “You do as you please.” Denise had a knack of making you feel insignificant without even trying; she was not cruel, precisely. Nevertheless, Denise lived two roads away and was always willing to watch Leo while I worked at the hospital; in addition, because Andrew’s hours at the law business were erratic, Denise frequently had to fill in.

Surely, Zoe, that is what grandmothers are for?” she would ask each time I invited her to visit. And even though she was unpredictable in her mood swings, she was dependable and never once voiced complaints. However, Leo had been acting strangely every time Denise visited lately. It started off with little things. When I would try to get away, he would cling to my leg a little longer than normal, or he would hide under the couch when he heard her car arrive into the driveway.

I assumed that my youngster was experiencing a passing mood or perhaps even some separation anxiety. With the children in my ward, I had witnessed it frequently, particularly when they woke up and their parents were nowhere to be found. However, he started weeping last week just before I was going to go for a night shift. He exclaimed, “I do not want Grandma to stay with me.”

He was crying big giant tears down his face, and he was holding on to my scrub like a grown man. “But why, my love?” I made a gentle inquiry. “Your grandmother adores you. She also always brings you goodies. Do you recall the ice cream and brownies from the previous week? My son looked quickly to the doorway, as though he thought she might appear any moment. His eyes widened, “Because… Grandma acts funny.”


I had to know what was going on, so I was going to push him a bit more. However, a short while afterward, Denise’s well-known, truncated footsteps resounded up the corridor. Leo ran upstairs to his room. “What’s going on?” Setting her purse down on the hall table, Denise asked. “Where’s my grandbaby?”

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