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Trust, once broken in parenting, is hard to rebuild

My child just had a common cold—slight fever, nothing alarming. I told my mom clearly: let's wait and observe before jumping into meds. But she’s always treated a fever like an emergency. A relative told her that aminopyrine works fast to bring it down, so she secretly gave it to my child behind my back. I only found out because I saw the empty medicine box. I was stunned—furious doesn’t even begin to describe how I felt. I immediately asked her to move out and hired a nanny instead. I couldn't accept that kind of overstep, especially when it came to my child's health. It’s been years. My kid’s grown up fine. But to this day, I regret ever letting my mom take care of my child alone. That decision changed our relationship forever. Have you ever faced a family boundary that got crossed? How did you deal with it? #ParentingBoundaries #FamilyConflicts #ChildCareDecisions #HardChoices #LessonsLearned