Do you kids have a relationship with their grandparents

**homesteadmamma** · 01-22-2006, 10:28 AM

Hardly - my mom (their only living grandparent) lives too far away and she never approved of our adoptions, so it's been a tough haul for them.

Our older kids had wonderful relationships with their grandparents until they married and left home. By then, they had moved away and it was more difficult to have contact with them. I know they missed their grandparents.

**baxjul** · 01-22-2006, 10:53 AM

Yes, she sees them when we go home to PA. And she talks to them on the phone weekly.

**inneedofhope** · 01-22-2006, 11:02 AM

My son is very close to his grandparents. He spends time with his grandmothers and his grandpa every week, and I make a point to get him up to see my grandma acouple times a year. We all live close, so we are a part of every day life. I really couldn't do all a do without them.

**mizniteowl** · 01-22-2006, 11:04 AM

Yes, they have a great relationship with all of them.

**emily_hope** · 01-22-2006, 11:47 AM

My Mother lives next door and my two DDs see her almost every day. They love her so much. When something happens in their lives, it is automatic for them to say "We need to go see Mama Reba." They tell her everything!

**Kimberlina** · 01-22-2006, 11:55 AM

Absolutely. With the exception of a couple people, our whole family is very close. DH doesn't have a relationship with his father anymore (his father's choice when DH told him he couldn't bring his marijuana into our home and thus was no longer welcome to come to our house) but DD hasn't a clue about him. DH has a step-father who is the grandfather she knows, and we are completely fine with that. So she has a Boppy, Grammy, Grandma, and Grandpa, and she thinks they are all great!

**Dixie** · 01-22-2006, 12:41 PM

No

They only have one living grandparent, dh's father. He is only interested in his 30 year old girlfriend. Both of their grandma's passed away last year. Dh's mom and dad lived in NYC, so they didn't see them often. My dmil did love the grandkids though. My mom was a doting grandma and my dad passed away 14 years ago. He was a doting grandpa. The dkids still talk about him.

**rebecca** · 01-22-2006, 04:33 PM

Nope! When my dad was alive the grandchildren were the light of his life as were his children. With my mom it is a totally different story. She is very rude and sarcastic to the grandchildren she does not like. It's pretty sad when I tell the girls we are going to my mom's and they dread it. She has been this way all her life even to her own kids. If we did something that she did not approve of or what we wanted in life we were losers. As long as everyone agrees with her everything is fine. That gets kind of tiring after awhile. In fact, my youngest brother told my mom if your grandkids don't come and see you don't be surprised. She is really something else. It has taken me about 44 years to speak up for myself, I'm 47. It's kind of sad, but she made her own bed now she has to lie in it. Don't get me wrong, I love my mom, but I get so tired of her saying so and so is JUST a nurse aide and here I am a nurse aide.

**Mom23boys** · 01-22-2006, 04:43 PM

Yes. My in-laws live next door so they see them everyday. Since my mom doesn't live near us, they see her maybe once a month or on all holiday breaks from school. They all stay with her during the summer when they want. They see my dad maybe once a week. He also lives in the same town as us, but they aren't close to him as they are the others.

**dwallyfam** · 01-22-2006, 06:22 PM

My daughter is very close to both sets of grandparents. My DD still has a problem with my mom's death this past year but we are getting through it.

Since my brothers and one sister don't want anything to do with my dad this is the only grandchild he gets to see. He takes every opportunity to spoil her rotten.

DH's parents are two block away from us and we see them about once a week.

Kellie

**Darlene** · 01-22-2006, 07:44 PM

My parents are gone but Jacks parents are still alive & our kids are very close to them. Nicole & Mark are their first grandkids and are the ones who see them most often because we live near them.

**KKCondrey** · 01-23-2006, 11:16 AM

as much as an infant can have with them.....lol

We probably see them once a month or so. They will all be up in a few weeks for her first birthday.

**Emerald_Mommy** · 01-23-2006, 11:38 AM

Our girls are fortunate to have a wonderful relationship with their grandparents and 7 of their great-grandparents. Philip's paternal grandfather has passed away but otherwise they know them all. They're closest to my parents who we see 2-3 times a week but they know and love them all.

**mom2matty** · 01-23-2006, 04:28 PM

My Mom is the only living Grandparent for my dks and she lives 300 miles away. The kids talk to her atleast once a week, most weeks 2 times and we visit Mom 2 times a year if not more. My dks also write to Grandma often and she writes back. She is as active as a Grandma can be living as far away as she does!

**Michelle** · 01-23-2006, 04:33 PM

Originally posted by homesteadmamma
Hardly - my mom (their only living grandparent) lives too far away and she never approved of our adoptions, so it's been a tough haul for them.

That's sad

poor kids...