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[quote=Anonymous]So this is mainly about my mom and my kids, I think ....
My parents live in Europe and see them about twice a year. 2 years ago we bought my mom an ipad, so they could skype us more easily and not have to be in the attic where the PC is. 
For about a year to 18 months, Skype/FaceTime calls were very frequent and fun.  Both us (kids and I) and them would initiate the calls. 
Then my mom got into 'aworded' (scrabble for ipad) and started playing a lot, mostly with strangers, kind of addicted (in fact she is on it all the time). I noticed her interest in calling us diminished, my kids kept/keep calling them. Through aworded, she met a woman whom she is in touch with all the time (as in every hour), spend weekends with, etc. Again, less and less contact with us. They visited us this fall, my mom all the time on aworded or messaging the friend (like we took my parents to philly for a weekend and she was texting her all the time to tell her what she was doing)

Now, i am a bit hurt and disappointed, but i am quite over it. I experienced this kind of neglect from her as a child and teenager for similar reasons (although no ipad or texting those days). However, i dont want my kids to notice it, or should i let them notice it?
I want my mom to know i am unhappy and disappointed with her ignoring them (like not even a card for my 4 y o last birthday, used to be a card and some little gift, book or something), what to say? I think i want her to feel bad ....
On the other hand, should i be clear with my kids "grandma is busy with her friend, she forgot about x y and z (first day of school, birthday or whatever)"

My dad does not have the ipad, and he is terrible with computers and this stuff. Would like him to have more initiative but he never has had it, although he means well and has no addictions or stuff that would ever make him lose interest in the kids and I.

I am not sure I am making sense, not sure what I want to say to her .... Will go and see them this Christmas.[/quote]

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