"Two weeks ago, my sister "Holly" was watching our 7-year-old daughter "Sage," while my wife, "Amber" took our 5-year-old son "Grayson" to a doctor's appointment. Since it's getting close to Halloween, Holly let her read the book Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. It was a book we had from when we were kids, and the illustrations, I admit, are scary. Sage liked the book so much that Holly let her take it home."
"Amber was so furious that she put the book through our paper shredder, page by page, and mailed the remnants to Holly along with an irate note telling her she was no longer welcome in our house or around our kids for giving Sage something that had "traumatized" her brother. Amber is absolutely in the wrong here, but as far as she's concerned, I can choose her and the kids or my sister. What am I supposed to do here?"
A 7-year-old was allowed to read a childhood horror book and enjoyed it, then showed it to her 5-year-old brother who became very frightened and developed a fear of sleeping in the dark. The mother reacted by shredding the book, mailing the remnants to the sister, and banning the sister from the home and children. The father is pressured to choose between his wife and his sister. Counseling or therapy is recommended if the mother's reaction reflects a pattern. The sister's action is described as an innocent mistake if she lacks parenting experience and the children were likely too young for the book.
Read at Slate Magazine
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