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<p>Hell hath no fury like a grandma scorned. After all, what is the point of enduring years of the toils of motherhood if not to buy yourself some sweet years as grandma?! Grandmas get all the fun of spoiling children without the hassle of disciplining them and listening to their every passing thought, and who among us doesn&#39;t want the adorable perks of children without the clean up?</p><p>However, being a grandma in itself doesn&#39;t automatically grant you the right to see the little ones. If you treat your children or in-laws disrespectfully, it&#39;s completely within their rights to cut you out of the equation.</p><h2>A post in <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/MurderedByWords/comments/c9tc6d/disrespectful_grandma_learns_lesson/" target="_blank">the subreddit MurderedByWords</a> showed screenshots from a letter written by a disrespectful grandma to the advice columnist Dear Prudence.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Reddit" data-attribution-url="https://www.reddit.com/r/MurderedByWords/comments/c9tc6d/disrespectful_grandma_learns_lesson/" height="306" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2019-07-12-at-15114-pm-ioTHp3.png" width="387" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/MurderedByWords/comments/c9tc6d/disrespectful_grandma_learns_lesson/">Reddit</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>The grandma&#39;s letter starts out empathetic, she just misses her grandbaby Kimmy and wants to spend time with her!</h2><p>The grandma wrote:</p><blockquote> <p>&quot;Dear Prudence,</p> <p>My ex daughter-in-law has full custody of my 18 month granddaughter &quot;Kimmy.&quot; We always had a strained relationship, even more so after the bitter divorce she and my son went through, but I was able to get her to agree to let me visit my grandchild once a month. Last month I took her out to a park and fed her a nutritious lunch and snacks.&quot;</p> </blockquote><h2>However, it quickly escalates when the grandma revealed she called the cops on her daughter-in-law for being vegan.</h2><blockquote> <p>&quot;When &quot;Irene&quot; found out I had fed Kimmy meat and cheese, she chided me for not respecting her decision to not feed Kimmy animal products. I am convinced that depriving my grandbaby of nutritious meat and dairy (except for her mother&#39;s milk) is abusive, and I called the authorities. Now Irene won&#39;t let me see Kimmy anymore, but the authorities haven&#39;t done anything either, as far as I know. I&#39;m so sad and angry. And worried for my sweet little Kimmy! What can I do to make sure she gets well fed and taken care of?&quot;</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Prudence&#39;s response did not mince words in calling out the grandma for her hypocrisy.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Reddit" data-attribution-url="https://www.reddit.com/r/MurderedByWords/comments/c9tc6d/disrespectful_grandma_learns_lesson/" height="320" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2019-07-12-at-21830-pm-svRQOT.png" width="551" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/MurderedByWords/comments/c9tc6d/disrespectful_grandma_learns_lesson/">Reddit</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Prudence kicked off the post by laying out just how petty the grandma&#39;s actions were.</h2><p>Dear Prudence wrote:</p><blockquote> <p>&quot;That was quite a lunch, Grandma. It has insured that instead of being a loving presence in your granddaughter&#39;s life, and a bridge to her father&#39;s family, you are probably forever persona non grata. All because of a Happy Meal. You have turned a single visit into a reason Irene will probably one day tell Kimmy that sadly her grandmother is a dangerous person who tried to have Kimmy taken away from her, so that&#39;s why she can&#39;t see Daddy&#39;s family anymore.&quot;</p> </blockquote><h2>She then doubled down and pointed out all of the wrong decisions the grandma made, and how comparing veganism to abuse is wildly irresponsible.</h2><blockquote> <p>&quot;After a bitter custody battle, your granddaughter graciously allowed you visitation, something she was not obligated to do. You needed to be extra careful to not say or do anything that would sever this delicate connection. Instead, in response to a &quot;chiding&quot; by Irene for deliberately flouting one of her child-rearing requests, you call the authorities to report her as an abuser.&quot;</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>The response ended with a truly beautiful dismount.</h2><blockquote> <p>&quot;I&#39;m not surprised that Child Protective Services hasn&#39;t acted, lack of ham and swiss does not lead to the same level of concern as beating and molestation. Yes, it takes special attention to nutrition to raise a vegan baby, but probably half the children from Berkeley, California would be removed from their homes if this constituted child abuse. For the sake of shoving a milkshake and cheeseburger into your grandkid, you&#39;ve deprived her of the sustenance of a relationship with her grandmother. But given the obliviousness of your letter, this is probably for the best.&quot;</p> </blockquote><p>Needless to say, grandma will not be seeing Kimmy anytime soon, and it&#39;s a bed of her own making.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Grandma gets berated after reporting daughter-in-law to CPS for raising baby vegan.

Hell hath no fury like a grandma scorned. After all, what is the point of enduring years of the toils of motherhood if not to buy yourself some sweet years as grandma?! Grandmas get all the fun of spoiling children without the hassle of disciplining them and listening to their every passing thought, and who among us doesn&#39;t want the adorable perks of children without the clean up?However, being a grandma in itself doesn&#39;t automatically grant you the right to see the little ones. If you treat your children or in-laws disrespectfully, it&#39;s completely within their rights to cut you out of the equation.A post in the subreddit MurderedByWords showed screenshots from a letter written by a disrespectful grandma to the advice columnist Dear Prudence.  RedditThe grandma&#39;s letter starts out empathetic, she just misses her grandbaby Kimmy and wants to spend time with her!The grandma wrote: &quot;Dear Prudence, My ex daughter-in-law has full custody of my 18 month granddaughter &quot;Kimmy.&quot; We always had a strained relationship, even more so after the bitter divorce she and my son went through, but I was able to get her to agree to let me visit my grandchild once a month. Last month I took her out to a park and fed her a nutritious lunch and snacks.&quot; However, it quickly escalates when the grandma revealed she called the cops on her daughter-in-law for being vegan. &quot;When &quot;Irene&quot; found out I had fed Kimmy meat and cheese, she chided me for not respecting her decision to not feed Kimmy animal products. I am convinced that depriving my grandbaby of nutritious meat and dairy (except for her mother&#39;s milk) is abusive, and I called the authorities. Now Irene won&#39;t let me see Kimmy anymore, but the authorities haven&#39;t done anything either, as far as I know. I&#39;m so sad and angry. And worried for my sweet little Kimmy! What can I do to make sure she gets well fed and taken care of?&quot; Prudence&#39;s response did not mince words in calling out the grandma for her hypocrisy.  RedditPrudence kicked off the post by laying out just how petty the grandma&#39;s actions were.Dear Prudence wrote: &quot;That was quite a lunch, Grandma. It has insured that instead of being a loving presence in your granddaughter&#39;s life, and a bridge to her father&#39;s family, you are probably forever persona non grata. All because of a Happy Meal. You have turned a single visit into a reason Irene will probably one day tell Kimmy that sadly her grandmother is a dangerous person who tried to have Kimmy taken away from her, so that&#39;s why she can&#39;t see Daddy&#39;s family anymore.&quot; She then doubled down and pointed out all of the wrong decisions the grandma made, and how comparing veganism to abuse is wildly irresponsible. &quot;After a bitter custody battle, your granddaughter graciously allowed you visitation, something she was not obligated to do. You needed to be extra careful to not say or do anything that would sever this delicate connection. Instead, in response to a &quot;chiding&quot; by Irene for deliberately flouting one of her child-rearing requests, you call the authorities to report her as an abuser.&quot; The response ended with a truly beautiful dismount. &quot;I&#39;m not surprised that Child Protective Services hasn&#39;t acted, lack of ham and swiss does not lead to the same level of concern as beating and molestation. Yes, it takes special attention to nutrition to raise a vegan baby, but probably half the children from Berkeley, California would be removed from their homes if this constituted child abuse. For the sake of shoving a milkshake and cheeseburger into your grandkid, you&#39;ve deprived her of the sustenance of a relationship with her grandmother. But given the obliviousness of your letter, this is probably for the best.&quot; Needless to say, grandma will not be seeing Kimmy anytime soon, and it&#39;s a bed of her own making.

Hell hath no fury like a grandma scorned.