Mom Is Livid After Discovering Mother-in-Law Told Her 11-Year-Old Daughter That College Isn’t a ‘Realistic’ Goal
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A woman said her mother-in-law told her 11-year-old daughter that college wasn’t a “realistic” goal for her
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His mother-in-law made this comment while the pre-teen was spending the weekend with his grandparents
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The woman shared her story on the Mumsnet community forum seeking feedback on the sad situation.
The mother was very angry when she learned this. her mother-in-law He told his 11-year-old daughter that college wasn’t a “realistic” goal.
She explained at the women’s community forum Mumsnet She said she was “saddened” after her daughter recently spent a weekend with her grandparents.
She said her daughter told her that she had told her grandmother that she wanted to be an occupational therapist one day.
The grandmother later said that she had no prepubescent child. academic “talent”” – and set his sights on something more realistic.
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The original poster (OP) was admitting that her daughter did not perform well in her last national exams. He explained that he had “major health” problems that affected his primary education.
“Now he can go to school more and a great school “We’re getting great results for kids who need a smaller environment but are academic,” he added.
OP said she talked to her mother-in-law about the incident, and the older woman told her that she believed OP was “misleading” the kid and that she should encourage him to do something “realistic, not a pipe dream.”
But OP said she disagrees with her mother-in-law’s assessment of her daughter’s abilities.
“He’s 11 years old. He’s a tough cookie and I think he’s extremely smart!” The woman said this at the end of her article.
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The majority of commenters stated that they thought the woman’s mother-in-law had overstepped her limits.
“This is outrageous,” one person said of her mother-in-law’s behavior. “[My daughter] “If it were me, I would never go back there again.”
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“Unless your mother-in-law is a college admissions teacher, she knows the total amount of nonsense about this. If I were you, I’d cut off contact. Maybe every other Christmas and important birthdays,” agreed another.
Another person said: “This is so cruel. Imagine writing this on an 11 year old’s face!?!” […] I won’t send my daughter back [my] My mother-in-law is unsupervised.”
But one person played devil’s advocate and suggested that OP take some time to consider whether there was any truth to the mother-in-law’s comment.
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“While it’s not right for her grandmother to be so harsh on your daughter, could she really be right? You say she has health issues; has this significantly affected her class attendance, meaning she’s missing out on a lot of learning?”
They added: “If this is the case, what steps have been taken to close these gaps? […] If you have a desire to go to college (and become an OT, which is a very academic degree), look at what needs to be fulfilled now to turn that wish into a real possibility.
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