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'My Mother-In-Law Huffed At Me For Breastfeeding. Was My Reaction Unfair?'

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07.08.2025

It’s all too easy to say that grandparents shouldn’t speak much about how their children raise their own kids.

But when we consider that 57% of UK parents rely on those same people for childcare, the picture gets fuzzier.

Redditor took to the internet to say her mother-in-law doesn’t like her breastfeeding in her presence – and she’s extremely vocal about it.

So, we spoke to Jo Hayes, founder of Etiquette Expert, and Dorcy Pruter, founder of the Conscious Co-Parenting Institute, about how to handle grandparents who take their parenting “rules” too far.

The original poster (OP) was tired of her mother-in-law’s comments

Posting to (Am I The Asshole Here), the mother shared that she’s just had a baby and is breastfeeding.

Her mother-in-law visited on short........

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