Dear Abby advises a grandmother on how to handle her relationship with her daughter and grandchild. doucefleur - stock.adobe.com

DEAR ABBY: My daughter won’t allow me to have a relationship with my toddler grandson without constantly interfering. Everything is “no.” She says things like: “Don’t bring him a toy every time you come over — no more toys. No TV. Don’t play the (kids) music too loud. No, he cannot go outside; there are bugs or it’s too hot. Don’t give him milk now. Don’t give him a snack.”

I have to ask her permission for everything, and it is so stressful. When I tell her, “But you buy him toys,” she responds, “Well, I’m the mother.” It seems almost bizarrely competitive. She’s exhausting. Does she have the right to disrupt my relationship with my only grandchild in this wa

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