Grandma protests after daughter-in-law forbids 13-year-old daughter from visiting her following ice skating injury: 'She's the only one who takes her skating seriously'

It is all too common for people to live vicariously through their kids. Whether they push them to excel in academics, want to see them become a star on stage, or are really into sport, there is a whole category of parents and other close relatives out there who use the children in their lives as a means to live out the dreams that they couldn't realize themselves.

As most of us know, this has plenty of potential to end badly. It is easy for feelings on every side to get hurt, although naturally, the most important factor is the child's well-being. When that gets jeopardized is when things get serious, and if they have other responsible adults in their life, it is essential that they take a stand to defend them. This can sometimes make a situation worse before it gets better, even though it is a necessary thing to do.

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AITA for saying my daughter can't go to her grandma's house until she apologizes for getting her hurt?

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One mom felt the pressure of this after she forbade her teenage daughter from visiting her grandmother. Her reasoning was that she had injured herself practicing ice skating moves on her concrete patio because her grandma had been pushing her to train.
The grandmother disagreed with this. As a former ice skater, she wanted to see her granddaughter succeed in her sport, but the mom did not want her safety to be jeopardized. The family was in disagreement about this, and she wanted to know that her decision was the right one.
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Commenters supported the mom's decision.

$LauraLand27 Sprains usually take longer to heal than a fractured bone. Your daughter could have been seriously hurt and never been able to skate again. Your MIL is living vicariously through your daughter. That's nice, until she forced your daughter to do something dangerous. I'm enraged for you. Any chance one of her coaches would mind calling MIL and explain why what she did was wrong? Maybe that'll humble her, put her in her place, and get her to apologize. I'd go LC (even NC) until MIL reali$

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