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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I can relate. I can see things headed this way in my family. My parents are in their mid-70s and do not consider how their behavior impacts others, in particular their grandchildren. They both throw around a lot of offensive, factually incorrect information (they live and breathe cable news) in there retirement.

My kids are pre-teens and unless I explain their grandparents’ behavior to them— offer context that they’re getting older— and the do’s and dont’s of interacting with them, there will be quite a few negative interactions in store for us and them. Based on what my kids told me after spending a full day with my parents earlier this week, things aren’t looking good. My parents were getting critical and impatient with my kids and at times telling them things that made absolutely no sense to them and led to bickering.

What makes it harder is that my mom keeps on insisting on these long what I call “power visits” with my kids that are no longer just positive fun times with grandma and grandpa. She won’t take quality over quantity for an answer. [/quote]

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