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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DH and his mother (my MIL) are not on good terms right now. This has seemed to trickle down to my kids. She didn't send them Christmas gifts. How should I handle this? (Kids are 9 and 7.) My kids get 3 gifts from Santa and that's it. So it will be obvious to them that their grandmother sent them nothing.[/quote]

My brother isn't speaking to our Mom, but my mom sent him a gift anyway, and proactively tries to see the kids (and of course give them presents).  I think I'd try to figure out a little more about the bad blood going on between DH and his mom.  Is there a way he can reach out to ask about the kids' presents?  Especially if this is the first year she didn't get them something?   Maybe it is more like what the other PP said.  Direct rudeness from the kids -- no thank you notes, etc.   Who knows?   But I would try to quietly get to the bottom of it first.

And depending on the cause, that's how I'd tailor my conversation with the kids.   But it's also a good reason to re-examine these divides.  They don't just hurt the two people involved, they extend to other family members.  Is it really worth it?  [/quote]

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