The author recounts a troubling incident when their mother-in-law babysat their children. Feeling a strong urge to check on them, she discovers her six-year-old daughter in the bath with a family friend, an adult woman. Despite her daughter's apparent ease, the author feels violated and angry about what she perceives as inappropriate behavior. After discussing it with her husband and friends, she finds they largely agree that such an intimate situation is unacceptable, deepening her unresolved feelings about boundaries in parenting.
It was hugely inappropriate for my mother-in-law's friend to shower with my daughter. I would never do that, not even with my own nieces.
My mother-in-law was casual about the whole situation, dismissing my concerns, which only intensified my anger and the feeling of violation.
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