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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it depends. My grandmother did A LOT to help my mom when we (and especially me) were kids. I spent the night there often, she cared for me frequently until o went to school (I also went to an on home day care some too.) There were 7 of us kids and my grandma was a widow and didn't retire until around the time I was born (I'm the youngest) and she still did so much such as making school clothes, Christmas pajamas and birthday cakes. My mom has done very very little for her grandchildren (admittedly there are a lot) and has almost no relationship with any of them. It Is really baffling that she receive so much help and gave so little. If she had made more of an effort she would have all of these grandkids who could help her out in her old age but instead she has no one. It's really kind of sad. One brother and I occasionally go help her but she lives three hours away and I don't have a car so it's not that practical for me. My brother will take his kids up a couple times during the summer to help with yard work. But I think you do reap what you sow at least to some extent. My mom wasn't nurturing, often critical, distant geographically, always put my stepdad first etc and now none of us feel obligated to go out of our way. [/quote]
Didn't your mom raise 7 kids -- SHE'S TIRED -- DAMN!![/quote]

It sounds like she offloaded everything on her mother.[/quote]
If you consider pajamas, and clothes and birthday cakes everything. SMH![/quote]

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