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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for your replies. To be clear, the kids and I have discussed blocking her for now, and they are very concerned that their dad will be upset with them for blocking her. I have assured them that I have their backs and it wouldn’t be “wrong”, but I’d love any advice you have on reassuring them.

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It's very odd that they're this fearful, OP. Has your husband been sending mixed messages? My daughter would have said: "BTW I blocked Grandma like a month ago - she was sending me weird messages." I mean, this should not be producing so much agonizing on anyone's part. Or are you projecting your own anxieties on the kids, and they're not actually that fussed? I actually hope it's the latter, otherwise it means your kids are a traumatized over your husband's relationship with his mother - and that's on you guys. You two shouldn't have allowed that to happen.

It's also odd that you're crowdsourcing such a minor issue. Obviously your husband needs to tell his kids that they should block Grandma. Why is everyone walking on eggshells here? Does your husband have an anger management problem?[/quote]

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