My Children Are Always Sick after Visiting Grandma’s

Every time my kids visited their grandmother, they came home sick.

At first, I chalked it up to coincidence—kids get sick all the time, right? But as the pattern continued, I started to suspect something wasn’t right. It wasn’t just colds and sniffles; it was worse—persistent bronchitis, fevers, and sleepless nights.

Still, my mother-in-law insisted, “Oh, kids just have weak immune systems these days!” I wanted to believe her. She adored her grandkids, or so I thought.

One weekend, my husband and I decided to send the boys over to her house so we could catch up on some overdue chores. I packed their bags and dropped them off, waving goodbye as they scampered inside. I was halfway home when I realized I’d forgotten the bag with their toys and allergy medicine.

Annoyed with myself, I turned the car around and drove back. When I arrived, I let myself in without knocking—it was grandma’s house, after all. I figured the kids would be playing, maybe watching TV, but what I saw made my blood run cold.There, in the living room, my boys were lying down on the couch, looking pale and uncomfortable. Hovering over them was my mother-in-law, holding a spray bottle and misting something into the air—right over their faces!

“Mom, what are you doing?!” I shouted, rushing over.

She froze, the bottle clutched tightly in her hand. “Oh, you’re back earlier than I thought,” she said, trying to hide the bottle behind her back.

I grabbed it from her. The label on the bottle revealed a homemade concoction—an “all-natural air purifier” made with essential oils and other unrecognizable ingredients. The smell was overwhelming, sharp, and acrid, making my nose burn just standing there.

“What is this?!” I demanded.

She sniffed indignantly. “It’s a mix I made to keep germs away! The kids were coughing earlier, so I thought I’d help them breathe easier. I’ve been using it for months—it’s perfectly safe.”

Months. The word echoed in my head. *She’s been doing this for months!*

I couldn’t contain my anger. “This is what’s making them sick! You’ve been spraying this garbage around them without telling us? They’re not coughing because they’re sick—they’re sick because of this!”

She rolled her eyes. “Oh, don’t be so dramatic. It’s all-natural! Chemicals are what you should be worried about, not this. You young parents don’t know anything.”

I grabbed my kids, who were groggy and confused, and marched them out of the house.

When I got home, I showed the bottle to our pediatrician. She confirmed my fears—the mix likely contained irritants that could cause severe respiratory issues, especially in children.

That was the last time my kids went to their grandmother’s unsupervised. My husband and I confronted her, but she doubled down, refusing to believe she’d done anything wrong. “You’re overreacting,” she snapped. “I was just trying to help.”

But her “help” was slowly harming my kids. I drew a hard boundary: no more overnights, no unsupervised visits. If she wanted to see the boys, it would be on our terms, at our house.

To this day, I still can’t believe the recklessness of her actions. She may have thought she was helping, but her stubbornness nearly cost my children their health. And as much as I’d love to forgive her, my trust is shattered—and so is her place in our lives.

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