My Mother-in-Law Gave My Daughter a Cheap Candle at Christmas—Then My Seven-Year-Old Calmly Handed Her a Red Box That Made Her Scream

“little princess” and shower her with age-inappropriate makeup kits. She’d buy Jonah expensive sports equipment and brag about his athletic potential to anyone within earshot. Then she’d hand Zia a plastic toy from the dollar store clearance bin or, worse, a picture book designed for toddlers when Zia was already reading chapter books independently.continue reading …