My mil sliced my baby’s eyebrow/eyelid with a knife cleaver!!! (Accident)

Who swings a sharp object to dry it? 😅 I am so gentle with sharp things I hate even washing them lol

A cleaver like a big fucking knife?? Who tf swings that around especially with a toddler nearby? Like wipe it with a towel tf?

@🩷 Patience 🩷 that’s what I’m saying dude. It taking so much to not tell her tf off the way I want to

Were you around? My anxiety would be so high she meant to do it with the history of your mil 🫠

omfg. I feel so much rage just reading this. so sorry you’re dealing with this … and your poor bubs 😢

You have a right to be upset I definitely would be, I’ve heard of letting things dry on dish racks and whatnot but not swinging knives around thats bit odd. You Ofc dont have to speak to her you can simply just tell her to give you space because what she did wasn’t okay accident or not you’re human too and need time to heal (let’s be honest it would be traumatising for everyone) but she should and has to respect your space.

My husband would have bollocked her for me tbh. Tbh at the very least I hope this humbles her on her role as grandmother and overstepping. She must feel awful, so let her stew in that.

It would take all my willpower not to stab her. What the actual?!

@Rachael no like seriously, I’m so furious. This is the same lady who was always on top of our parenting as if we don’t know what we are doing. “Be careful this be careful that” and now look what she did. She always thinks she knows everything and can do it better bc that’s just how she is. I swear I can’t stand her and even worse now.

@Sarah she better get humbled. & that’s what I’m saying, I’m just not going to say too much and let her feel and deal with what she did. I’m gonna focus on my child’s healing. Her eyelid is swollen and purple today. I hate seeing her this way 🥺

Voice how you feel don’t hold it in that’s not healthy at all and you’ll build future resentment

I agree with @Cerys you need to actually give her a piece of your mind. If you hold it in you’ll only feel even more angrier and resentful as time goes on. She’s harmed your child. What mother wouldn’t cuss someone out for that? And in such a stupid way which was totally preventable too! If she thinks she was so wise offering you unsolicited parenting advice, be sure to give it straight back to her! Now is the ample opportunity for you to do so! If she thinks she’s so much better than you and you haven’t said shit to her about this incident, trust me she’s not gonna be humble or feel bad, if anything it gives her the green light to carry on being a dick knowing you ain’t gonna bring her down a peg. She will view you as weak.

Oh my god. I would just say for now do not address with her until you’ve had a chance to process it. In the meantime I hope your baby is ok!!

@Neena supposedly she’s been crying according to her husband. I haven’t seen her or talked to her yet because if I give her a piece of my mind it’s gonna get ugly. This morning she avoided my child, she just quickly went out the door && went to work 2 hours early.

Incog - if it gets ugly, then so be it! You are more than justified in letting rip!! Has she even apologised to you yet? A sincere heartfelt apology? You are the child’s mother. If anyone has a right to speak on it, it’s you! That accident could have been SO much worse! Imagine a few centimetres more and the cleaver went into your child’s eye! It doesn’t bear thinking about. A genuine person would be so apologetic and accept any bollocking that came with their irresponsible actions.

I hope she's embarrassed and maybe a little humbled based on your last comment. I mean. Honestly. Who does that? I don't even let my toddler near me when I'm handling knives. 😠

@Neena she’s apologized through text & I can tell she feels really bad , and also with the way she was hysterical when it happened. She texted my husband. I haven’t seen her in person, she avoided us this morning. This happened yesterday afternoon. And she works all day doesn’t get home till 10pm so won’t see her for a while. My husband told her to not bring it up until I cool down. My husband says she’s a person that if I tell her something and start arguing with her she’ll start defending herself and in her head she’ll be right. I really can’t stand my mother in law, even less now.

This seems like pent up rage at this point considering. I would sit down with her and tell her what it is. Make her apologize to your child. I know it may have been an accident but she was being neglectful and we all know why because she thought nothing bad could happen because it hasn’t before. Welp here it is she better be glad your kid didn’t lose a damn eye. I hope your baby heals quick. Let this be a lesson to her to stop being so stuck up in her ways