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Sy Anne's avatar

I had a very difficult mother-in-law who was from Eastern Europe.

When I was breastfeeding my first baby, my MIL accused me of not having enough milk and starving my child! I was outraged!

She didn’t call authorities thank goodness! And she lived two states away, which was a blessing.

But years later, she called a child abduction hotline when she saw a fair-skinned child in a shopping cart being pushed by a darker-skinned woman.

I don’t remember the details — by that time, we lived even further away — but I was horrified at her actions.

As I recall, the person on the hotline was able to assure my MIL that no crime was being committed.

There are some really crazy people out there.

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Rona Maynard's avatar

Debby, how terribly upsetting. I’m glad it blew over but am not at all surprised the memory lingers.

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