Posted by:
darkprincess
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Date: November 27, 2010 10:45AM
This is mostly a vent, I need to tell it to someone and try to move on. My DD birthday is coming up and due to DH work schedule we have to do the party on a Sunday. I have to admit the my TBM mom has in the past been excellent in missing church to attend family events and we appreciate it, but for this occasion she has decided that she can't make it because she has to teach a lesson in nursery.
We were in the car together, mom, husband, me and DD. Mom looked over at my DD and said that she was sorry that she couldn't go to the party and celebrate. She explained to my 6 yr old that she has to go to church and watch other people's children so their mom's and dad's can go to their classes. My daughter asked her why she was going to play with other people's kids instead of with her, and my mom looked to me to help. I said nothing. She could get out of this herself. When we stopped at the store a few minutes later she bought my daughter a present to make her feel better.
I am annoyed at how she told her and her reasoning on why it is o.k. I recognized that she might not be able to attend when I planned the party on a Sunday. I knew that the church trumps us, but saying that she needs to watch other peoples kids instead of playing with her grandkids and then telling her granddaughter this. . . I guess DD had to learn what is more important someday. Just very sad.