Imagine having your adult daughter ask to move in with you, her husband, and their two-year-old child. You’re more than willing to help, but there are a couple of issues that you just can’t budge on. Your daughter, however, is not happy about these conditions and accuses you of choosing your possessions and beliefs over her and your grandchild. As a loving mother and grandmother, you’re torn between wanting the best for your family and standing your ground on matters you feel strongly about. Let’s dive into this emotional rollercoaster of a story and see how it unfolds.
Daughter’s Dilemma

Grandma’s Love ❤️

Moving In Request

Home Office Sacrifice ️

Two Big Issues

Safety First

Daughter’s Demand

Spanking Disagreement

Parenting Rights

Grandma’s Stand

Free Childcare Offer

Unwilling to Budge

Best for Granddaughter

Protecting the Little One

Daughter’s Background ️

Divorce Reasons

Husband’s Influence

Not So Fine After All

Sadistic Behavior?

Mother-Daughter Call

Exploring Options

Safety Net Offer ️

Grandma’s Guns & Spanking Standoff
A concerned grandmother is facing a dilemma as her daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter want to move in with her. The daughter demands that her mother sell her safely stored firearms, but Grandma isn’t willing to part with her possessions. On top of that, the daughter and her husband believe in spanking their child, which Grandma is strictly against. She refuses to allow any hitting of children in her home, causing even more tension. ✋ Now, the daughter accuses her mother of choosing guns and ‘hippie beliefs’ over her own family. As the situation escalates, the grandmother wonders if she’s being unreasonable or if standing her ground is the right thing to do. Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…
Clear and firm advice for a difficult family situation

Stand your ground and assert your rights. Not the a-hole.
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Prefer no guns to spanking, netizens call out hypocrisy

NTA stands firm in the face of demanding daughter

Responsible gun ownership defended against daughter’s demands.

Defending gun ownership with a touch of sarcasm ♂️

Mom fights back against daughter’s demand to sell firearms and accept spanking, NTA

Debating triple locked away firearms vs spanking as punishment.

Grandparents are the real disciplinarians in this family

NTA stands up to entitled daughter who hits her child

Double standard on guns and spanking. NTA stands firm.
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Parenting compromise suggested after anti-gun, pro-spanking comment

NTA defends mom’s decision to keep firearms and opposes spanking.

Stand your ground! It’s your home, your rules.

Suggests alternative storage options for firearms and questions spanking effectiveness

Gun safety concern raised in intense family dispute.

NTA stands up for herself, daughter needs to grow up

Locked guns, locked room, NTA, house rules, reasonable compromise

Practical advice on dealing with entitled adult children

Juxtaposing guns and hippie BS in a family dispute ♂️

Don’t give in to her demands, stand your ground! NTA!

Locked firearms are safe, reasonable conditions for grandchild. NTA

A commenter suggests alternatives to spanking and gun storage.

Spanking at work? Why then do it to a child?

NTA. Commenter finds it ironic that the spanker is against gun safety.

Guiding vs hitting children, agree NTA

Supportive comment for the mom’s stance on guns and discipline

Caution advised: comment warns against potential disaster in family feud.
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A personal experience of discomfort with spanking.
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Out of sight, out of mind: gun storage suggestions

NTA, Don’t give in to entitled demands ♀️

Spanking as punishment can be damaging and ineffective, especially at a young age.

NTA suggests visiting a local range for firearms storage , and clarifying spanking laws with law enforcement .

Asserting boundaries without compromising values.

Spanking isn’t effective communication. Use words instead.

Parenting solidarity in the face of controversial discipline methods

Daughter demands changes but NTA for setting boundaries with firearms.

Proud of this community for standing against child abuse

From YTA to NTA – a surprising twist!

Personal experience of gun violence and spanking, supports OP’s decision.

Mom stands her ground against entitled daughter. NTA

Spanking debate sparks NTA response. Rules or leave.

Daughter demands mom sell firearms & accept spanking? NTA fights back

Daughter demands mom sell guns, accept hitting child. YTA confirmed.

Gun compromise suggested, but spanking? ‘Ah hell no’

Spanking is ineffective and harmful, demanding free childcare and selling firearms is entitlement

Support for mom’s decision to not have guns and set boundaries

Addressing marital abuse concerns over gun ownership.

Parental advice given with empathy and firmness

Stand your ground. Protect your rights and your children’s safety.

NTA won’t compromise with daughter’s demands, they’ll have to move

Safety first! Responsible gun ownership can coexist with grandchildren.

Support for no guns and condemnation of spanking, with CPS threat.

Don’t let them take advantage of you, stick to your guns!

Respect house rules when accepting generosity

NTA supports reasonable gun ownership and criticizes child spanking.

NTA suggests compromise with boundaries and expectations, doubts daughter’s willingness.

Expert advice on bedwetting and parenting techniques

Physical punishments can escalate, leading to abuse. Keep an eye out.

Legal advice on grandchild custody during a state move

Advocate for your daughter’s safety, you could save her life

A passionate comment against the daughter’s demands

NTA comment warns against corporal punishment and abuse in parenting

Taking a stand against guns and spanking, NTA shines.

Setting boundaries is crucial. Guns in safe place is reasonable.

Stand your ground and keep your firearms. Your house, your rules. NTA

NTA. Guns in storage, compromise for better education.

NTA calls out hypocrisy in family, warns against no contact.

Protecting a 2-year-old from violence, setting boundaries with empathy.

Offering a safe haven for domestic abuse victims

Grandma defends her guns and rules, calls daughter’s husband abusive

Gun ownership and spanking are unrelated parenting philosophies.

God-parents have the right to own guns in their house , and ban corporal punishment

Teaching daughter responsibility and boundaries. NTA
