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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Her focus in on her boyfriend and showing off.  My mom is like that.  Forget it and move on.  My mom will travel hundreds of miles to babysit her boyfriend's grandkids but cannot keep mine overnight (easy kids who adore her).  She can buy those kids gifts, but cannot even buy my kid a pack of underwear.  I gave up a long time ago and only do  minimal for my children's sake.[/quote]

OMG!  You've described my widowed mother who prioritizes her step kids! !  She lives 600 miles away from us (in my hometown).  We started planning a trip back to visit with our 3 kids.  She and I discussed coming during a local festival (3 months in the future) so the kids and DH could experience it (it's really cool) and we settled on the week of the festival.  DH and I request leave from work and made plans to drive out there. Two weeks before our trip, I called her to discuss some aspect of the visit and she mentioned that she wouldn't be there.  What?!  Her stepson and his wife were going out of town and wanted her to babysit their DD (same age as my oldest).  She didn't want to disrupt her step-grandaughter's routine so my mother was going to go stay at their house which was 2 hours from hers.  Oh, but we were still welcome to stay at her house!  WTF!?  The whole point was to visit with her and so she could spend time with my kids!  She babysits for her stepson at least twice a month but only see my kids once a year!  I cancelled the visit with her and we went to Williamsburg for the week instead.[/quote]

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