Sure enough, Friday night, there are 3 total crying sessions to deal with [sic].”
Disagreeing over Sleep Training
The next day, the woman’s mom suggested they start sleep training Lila and let her cry it out through the night. However, the woman said her daughter was still too young, and they were uncomfortable letting her cry it out. That night, within ten minutes of putting Lila to sleep, the baby started to cry.
Lila’s mom went to her room and panicked when the door was locked shut. She immediately went to her mother’s room and asked where the key was, but the mom said it was best to let Lila cry it out and sleep train, which the grandma was helping with. When Lila’s mom told her father, he immediately demanded his wife give the key.
The next day, the woman’s mom called her a “helicopter parent” and said she shouldn’t console Lila every time tears fell. Meanwhile, the woman’s father told his wife to leave their daughter alone. After the incident, the woman’s mom called her and asked when their next visit would be, claiming they bought the crib for Lila.
However, the woman no longer wanted to visit overnight because of what had happened. She has her own parenting method, which she plans to apply with Lila, and it does not include locking the baby in a room to cry. The woman also noted that Lila was a premature infant and was closer to two months than three.
Several Reddit users shared their thoughts on the woman’s situation, with many expressing concern regarding the grandmother’s actions. Some claim leaving a baby locked inside a room is a dangerous and terrible idea as many things can happen to the infant.
“That your mother actually had the audacity to lock the room is a gross violation of your trust in her.
The consequences are yours – as her parents – to decide about,” one person said. In a similar story, a young man cut ties with his mother after she punished him for pulling a horrible prank on one of his schoolmates.
