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[quote=Anonymous]So here is my issue. My parents were very loving and good parents to me growing up. I also was a good kid. Got good grades, always did what I was told, always put my parents first and listened to them over anyone else.

Fast forward to now. I am 37 YO and married with 3 kids. My parents seemed so excited to be grandparents and are generally good with my kids.

However, now, pretty much every time we visit them (they live in Oregon) or we fly them to DC to see us, they have some gripe about something trivial that they blow way out of proportion. Recent examples included that my kids don't listen enough (which I understand, but after a cross country flight, 3 kids under 6 can be a little rambunctious), or little passive aggressive digs like "nobody cares what we think" or "I know you don't think I know much about this, but..." over issues relating to how we spend our money or make career decisions. It seems like they are more unhappy now that I am doing well with my job and making more money. My mom recently told me that she has no "standing" and I honestly don't know what that means?

Any constructive advice on how to deal with this so we can still have nice visits for them and my kids?

Thanks!![/quote]

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