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[quote=Anonymous]Can some one, you or your husband, ask FIL what he'd like to do with the kids without offending him? Don't press it if it's a touchy subject, but if it would be well received, just ask. Maybe FIL isn't into playing or reading a book, but maybe he plays an instrument or likes to tell stories or would be happy to just watch from afar but won't interact much until the kid is older. Whatever the answer is, accept it and try not to worry about it. The disengaged fatherly figure in the corner isn't going to be the elephant in the room that even your two year old is picking up on unless you make him that. I had a grandfather like that - always reading the paper when we were over, the most he really engaged with me as a child was when he made me a burger. It was never an issue really. [/quote]
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