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Hurt & Angry

blairdavis99blairdavis99 member
in May 2015 Moms
My 10 yo stepdaughter just told me that her mom and grandma (mom's mom) had been making fun of pictures of my DD when she first came home from the NICU. She was born 34 weeks at 3lb and came home at just over 4lb. She was a preemie and quite tiny and her face was gaunt and thin with huge sunken eyes. Poor girl was an IUGR baby and has gone through a lot. They called her an alien and other mean names. As much as I know these people are ignorant idiots (there is a reason why her dad & I have custody), I can't help feeling really hurt and angry on my LO's behalf! And it makes me terrified for the future when I'm sure she and/or her brother will encounter ridicule from others - it's just a fact of life. But this momma bear was not ready for such strong protective instincts and emotions. Grrrrrrrrrr!
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  • justkeeptryingjustkeeptrying member
    You should be upset. That is ridiculous!!! And especially for them to say those things in front of your step-daughter. I am so sorry that you are dealing with this. I hope you and LO don't have to spend much (if any) time with them.
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  • blairdavis99blairdavis99 member
    @chambersbaby2015 - thank you! And agreed about my stepdaughter - I should've mentioned that. Poor girl was caught in the middle of wanting to defend her sister but not wanting to hurt her mothers feelings. Plus just the general idea of making fun of anyone with my 10 yo listening angers me. She models the behavior she sees!
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  • cassietegtmeiercassietegtmeier member
    Tell your stepdaughter that you LO is a preemie and that is why she looks the way she does and there is nothing wrong with her. Then explain to her what her mom and grandma are doing is wrong and no one should talk like that about other people.
    Then hope what you said gets back to them and they feel like the assholes they are.
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  • SUNshin322SUNshin322 member
    I'm so sorry u have to deal with that I would be so angry! Ur baby is perfect and don't let anyone tell u otherwise :) I assume perhaps her mother is just jealous! It's pathetic really!
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  • young&beautifulyoung&beautiful member
    I'm sorry you had to go through that anyone how makes fun of a baby or even worse a premie isn't right in the head I got mad by just ready your post.. Hopefully explaining to your step daughters that making fun of people can hurt their feeling and isn't right will help teach her to be nice instead of thinking it's okay because she hears it from her mother. Best of luck mama!!
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  • rileysmama2007rileysmama2007 member
    Who makes fun of a baby?! Especially in front of their sibling. They are obviously poor excuses for human beings.
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  • danibonellodanibonello member
    Wow... we are all enraged with you!! Too bad we can't all march over to those ignorant losers! I'm so sorry, I know it must have hurt. Just try to find peace in the fact that your sweet LOs have you for a mama and not that wacko! I agree that she is probably jealous and bitter.... what a pathetic human being to make fun of a beautiful baby! Grrrr!!!
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  • khaleesi123khaleesi123 member
    What disgusting people! Making fun of a premmie if anyone made fun of my LO I'd be raging!! It's nice that you have such a loving step daughter who loves her new sibling so much :)
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