My boy is 1 next week and I was wanting to take him for his first hair cut this weekend with his dad.
Mil looked after him yesterday while we were at work and she has cut his hair herself!!!
I was not asked if this would be ok, nor was I told it had been done afterwards.
I think she thought I wouldn’t notice.
There are a lot of trust issues with her not telling me what he eats / drinks while he’s in her care and it just feels like she’s constantly trying to spite me!
I think his mum and dad should have been there for his first ever hair cut and she has taken that from us.
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My child would never be left alone with her again. the little things build until one day she could do something serious and that’s not a risk I would take

Completely out of order. I would be furious. I agree with Jacqui, I wouldn't be leaving my kid with her again.

If anybody cuts my son’s hair without HIS explicit permission & my knowledge of it occurring, I would commit war crimes.

What the actual fuck??
Guys thank you so much for agreeing it is unacceptable! It’s hard because it’s my partners mum and he always takes her side but this morning he’s been like “she would never do that without our permission” but yet she has and just hoped I wouldn’t notice!! Like I don’t take 200+ photos of him DAILY!!!!

You’re honestly not mad enough

I’d be so upset and honestly that would be the last time I spoke to her if it happened! It might just be hair now but what’s next?

Oh no! I would be fuming as well. Hope you confronted her about this and how much it has upset you. Cutting baby’s hair for the first time is really sentimental x

i wouldn’t leave him alone with her she did something without your consent, she will probably do the same with your son! you have every right to be mad and confront her, i’m so sorry she do this to you x

I’d be so mad!! That’s something exciting you was planning, firstbhaircute. How dare she!!! Xx

That’s it. She would not be looking after him until she rebuilds the trusts and stops overstepping boundaries.
If my partners mam took either of our children for their first haircut or done any of their firsts with them I would not be speaking with her until she apologised and proved she’d never do it again.
But yes you aren’t mad enough in my opinion x

Yeh I’d be mad mad

Oh I’d be fuming

I would be absolutely fuming and she wouldn't be looking after him again

You are entitled to your feelings and if you’re mad, then you’re mad. You have every right to be.
But clearly I have an unpopular opinion lol. I personally wouldn’t be. I’d be annoyed but not mad. There’s so much else going on in the world, a hair cut is really so small in the grand scheme. And you probably won’t think much of it in a few months. You will make so many more memories and be there for so many more haircuts. I think life is all about perspective and sometimes we cause ourselves more pain, suffering, stress, etc, than is needed.
I’d for sure say something to her but I’d drop it after that. Nothing you can really do but move on.
Sorry that happened. That’s shitty.

Its the fact that she lied about it says that she knew that she wasn't supposed to but she did it anyway.

I’d be absolutely livid!!

I’d be more upset because I’m sure she knows what she did, and would’ve been upset had her MIL taken that from her when your partner had his first hair cut. They always try to brush it off until I point out that they would’ve hated that to happen and react accordingly.
If she sticks to it being okay, well, at least your partner has now witnessed her blatantly disregarding getting permission as his parents

So selfish of her