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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS is 11 and visiting grandparents out of state. He's only spent five days with his grandfather and is now with his grandmother (my parents divorced long ago). Apparently, when he left my dad's house, he didn't acknowledge my dad's wife at all and just walked away (a friend of mine helped drive him over to my mom's). My dad's wife was very involved in his visit and is understandably disappointed. I feel bad as a parent but feel even worse that my dad says he doesn't want any more visits because my son was rude. I will fly over next week to meet them. [b]I plan on making my son apologize personally to my dad and his wife[/b] but I don't know if that would be enough. [/quote]

This will send the message to your son that in this dispute, you on your father's side against your son.

And what is the dispute about? The dispute is about an adult (your father) who no longer wants his grandson (who is 11) to visit because his grandson didn't say goodbye to his wife (who is also an adult).

Did your father act like that when he was raising you, too? And if so, have you come to terms with it as an adult?[/quote]

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