Prioritizing Children's Health Leads To Mom Being Left Out Of Christmas Gathering

The mother wanted to leave early before the guests come in, angering her mom.

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• Published in Interesting
• December 30, 2023

When a little one falls under the weather, it's tough not just for them but for the parents, too. This holds especially true when the child is less than a year old.

The crying becomes frequent, and no matter how much we try, soothing their pain is a challenge. It's tough because they can't tell us where it hurts.

That's why some parents would rather spend Christmas with a smaller group. It allows for a more intimate setting where they can better attend to the little one's needs.

The joy of the festive season remains, but the focus shifts to creating a comforting atmosphere for the child. Moreover, with the ongoing challenges posed by the pandemic, the risk of exposing the little one to a larger gathering becomes a significant concern.

Large gatherings can potentially introduce various health risks, especially for infants whose immune systems are still developing. That's why one mother, the original poster (OP) who shared her story on r/JUSTNOMIL chose to leave her mom's party before more guests arrived.

Despite her concerns about the potential health risks for her 10-month-old and 7-year-old, her mom wasn't too understanding. The woman uninvited her family, saying that she doesn't want to be treated like a leftover.

What further confused the OP is that she was forbidden from telling anyone that her family got uninvited.

OP only wanted to protect her children from potential illnesses, but her mom took it the wrong way and uninvited her family.

The OP's children are still very young. So it's understandable that she wants to protect the little ones from getting sick.

OP's mom is willing to risk the kids' health because "COVID isn't a big deal."

How can she say she's a left over when the OP is visiting her in the morning, before everyone else arrives?

Why would anyone want to keep a secret like this? She thinks she can control the OP.

Maybe the OP can also uninvite herself from spending the holidays with her mom.

It makes you wonder what the OP's mom's plans are to shut her up.

If this Redditor were in the OP's shoes, they would tell the world about the mom.

The consequences of the mom's actions will never be up to her.

The OP can freely talk about it to anyone. Well, she already did through a Reddit post.

There's nothing wrong with the OP deciding to leave before the guests come in. She has decided that her priority is the health of her children, and that's completely okay.

Something's wrong with the OP's mom if she thinks she's being treated as a leftover when the OP and her kids are coming over in the morning. She should respect the OP's choice of keeping the children away from potential sickness.

The mom also has no control over what the OP wants to say about this situation. She can freely tell other people about it while her mom faces the consequences of being unreasonable.

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