She wouldn’t have been insulted. Honestly, I never understood why elders expect kids to respect them just because they are older than them. Respect is and always should be a two-way street. If you treat me with respect, you aren’t getting any back. It really is as simple as that. However, most people wouldn’t agree with this. At least most elders won’t.
They just love to shout disrespect at any moment they get. Even if they are the ones who started it all by being petty towards a kid. Aren’t elders supposed to have a lot of experience in life and thus not act bratty? Well, this Grandma doesn’t follow that statement since she is the one acting like a child in this story.
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Source: Reddit
Why not call her Abuela or Abuelita? Sort of malicious compliance-like? NTA btw but I get you don’t want to upset your mum. –Jay-Dee-British
Like it literally ain’t a hard name to pronounce. None of my friends speak Spanish and say it no problem. –notmyname2020
It’s just her excuse for the mental abuse she’s been handing out. She knows it but wants him to feel like shit since she didn’t like the father. She knows that she is more respected, because of her age, so she will use it to push her wants.
For this attitude towards a grandchild, I hope that he decides to keep putting her in her place. I wouldn’t blame him for going NC with his mentally abusive grandma, as I would probably want nothing to do with them after that. –Mechya
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