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[quote=Anonymous]DH isn’t close with his mom. Our kids aren’t “close” with her either, but they have an established relationship. They are all older elementary/tween aged now and grudgingly visit with her alone about once a month. She’s not the most maternal person and never has been, and as she/they are getting older, she’s more and more judgmental of not only the kids for basic kid things, but of everything. It’s gotten to the point where even DH has said that pretty soon, it’s going to be up to the kids to decide if they even want a relationship if she can’t stifle herself. It rolls off our DS’ backs, but some of the comments bother DD.

With summer approaching she’s begging them to come and spend a week with her. (My DD actually told me she’d never forgive me if I send them for that long.) She wants to take them to Disney World (we wouldn’t allow it even if MIL was perfect, because we don’t trust her judgment as far as medical care in an emergency is concerned.)

So I’m curious, if you’ve experienced similar with your tweens, how did you work these relationships? Like I said, DH isn’t close, so he’s not open to vacation with her at all, not happy about frequent visits, etc. MIL craves 1:1 time with them. They no longer love it, but oblige. But I can tell we are on borrowed time. So how do you move forward in this situation with teenagers? My kids aren’t sporty so there aren’t a lot of sports-related/busy excuses. [/quote]

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