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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It would be your husband's place to say that to his parents, not yours.

Old people are people too, and all people make mistakes. I don't think it would be bad to teach your kids compassion and say "Look, clearly they screwed up in developing a relationship with you when you were young. But you can't change the past, you can only go forward. They want a relationship now. Be a nice kid and FaceTime them each week for ten minutes. It's not like you're solving world hunger and too busy." [/quote]

Yes, old people are people too. Which is why if the grandparents want a relationship, they need to reach out to the teens tell them they are sorry they weren't around earlier.[/quote]

I agree that the grandparents screwed up. But I'm very wise, and have learned that it helps nobody when EITHER party stands on ceremony. OP can't control the grandparents. She has some amount of control over her own children. So she should encourage them to not stand on ceremony. [/quote]

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