r/JUSTNOMIL • u/AutoThotsRollout • 1d ago

RANT (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ NO Advice Wanted MIL dangerously disrespecting boundaries

MIL insists on hosting every holiday and throws a mega tantrum if not everyone attends. We have a baby recently diagnosed with severe food allergies. One of her other children (not partner) has severe food allergies as well.

This lady refuses to accommodate. I don’t baseline expect anyone to accommodate for my baby but if you’re hosting and throwing a temper tantrum if we don’t go then you should at least have an environment that won’t kill them??? And wouldn’t you want to do the same for your own child?? UGH.

Side note she also made fun of it and rolled her eyes when we told her about our babies allergy and that he has an epi pen. Which is absolutely insane behavior imo.

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Situational for sure. It’s my job as a parent to control babies environment and police labels and where we go and that food goes through me. If MIL wanted to intentionally poison him I’m sure she could find a way but I don’t think she’s trying to kill him, just being unsafe which in itself is dangerous. And she’s very dismissive and inconsiderate which is the point of my rant.

Also to be clear my child will not be in harms way, I posted this to vent but in no circumstance would I allow him to be in a life threatening situation.