Vicious and narcissist Gran

I have just looked it up on Amazon to confirm that it is actually fiction. The OP makes it sound like a 'true life' work. It has not been reviewed yet which suggests that it has not attracted many readers and I can't help agreeing with Gracesmum that this could be an attempt to drum up trade. Can't say I am attracted to it.

nellie slightly different situation, but I do remember when I was younger the gossip around our town about a mum who encouraged her adult daughter's affair with a very much married man because (or so the gossip went) that way she could be sure her daughter wouldn't move out and leave her alone. As you say how to screw up your kids ...

I don't undestand why there are two posts on this subject? Having said that, what a difficult situation.

I have encountered some really difficult mum/gran situations over the years.
The scenario is often a very young mum living with babies Grandma. It seems that some Grans then take over the care of the baby feeling/suggesting that the babies mum does not do enough or does it all wrong.
I suspect somewhere in this situation a Gran unconsciously feels this is a last chance of having another child for herself, or that the mum still feels she is a child in the house and looks to Gran to look after her an the baby. When the babies mum wants to move out because she can't get a look in with her own child the babies Gran complains mum can't look after her child properly and power struggles ensue. Families are complicated.
Worse seems to be a mum and grandmother both seemingly trying to outdo each other caring for a son/grandson! How to screw up your kids!

Dear Meg7 - nothing in your post makes me want to read that book! If If nothing else, it sounds way too far fetched. #fail

And if it was a novel.....so why get so worked up about it?

Is this a cheeky little advertisement for the book in question?? [cynical] emoticon
If it is such an appalling story, how come you enjoyed it so much, Meg7? Sounds eminently missable to me!