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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your husband gets to call this one and did the right thing. [/quote]

If the guy was different, the lack of blood connection wouldn't matter and you'd call him grandpa. If he loved your kids and wanted to spend time with them and was very involved in their lives - he'd be their grandpa. [/quote]

OP here.  Yes, I should've been clearer that it's not a lack of a blood connection that's the problem.  As it is, our kids AND I are adopted, so we're all very comfortable with a lack of a bio connection in our family  :D

PPs are right in that there are bigger issues.  In the past, I banned John from our house because of his racist ways and the fact that he was a raging alcoholic. He's since sobered up, though.[b]  I do feel badly if he's indicating he wants a closer relationship with the kids[/b].[/quote]

Oh come on OP. Stop with the co-dependent crap. John has behaved poorly, so poorly that he was banned from your house. That's great that he may be doing much better. But stop with the "I feel bad" nonsense. One of the consequences of his behavior is that others may keep a distance, even if he has sobered up. [/quote]

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