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[quote=Anonymous]Yup, she finally did it. My mom actually had the nerve to say that I'm keeping her grandchild away from her all because we moved a few hours away and do not want to have visitors over until we get settled into our new home. She wants to come visit asap and I told her no, we are not settled into our home, we have a lot of chores, repairmen coming through, things to figure out... and she just doesn't care. She insists DD, who is 18 months old, will never know her grandparents well because my parents don't get to see them every week the way my grandparents used to see me every week. Sorry, but we don't/can't live close by. We had to go where the good jobs are and where we will be happiest. I don't understand why she can't wait an extra month or two. My parents are already planning to come for two weeks in a row this summer (staying in a hotel) and will have loads of time with DD. FWIW, my inlaws are nothing like this. They live even further away and have seen DD only  a handful of times since birth but never complain about how much they see her.  Unlike my parents, they also work. My parents are retired and refuse to do anything but watch TV and demand to see DD or Facetime with her once a week.

Strange thing is, my mom is the first one to find reasons not to have guests over. She has a fully decorated house with lovely furniture and never wants to entertain because she's too busy, the furniture is too old, it's too cold, it's too hot, etc... but when DH and I have a valid reason like, we don't have a lot of furniture and need to get an electrician in for a few days, we're KEEPING THE GRANDCHILDREN AWAY.

Help. Does this ever stop? Is there a way to push back and get her to stop the histrionics? I can't believe she's stooping to this dramatic language. [/quote]

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