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[quote=Anonymous]OP, just ignore these haters. Some of us understand what you mean. My parents are also like this. I have realized it is because they were both very poorly parented themselves (huge families, both lost parents early in life, semi-raised by older siblings but mostly left to fend for themselves) and just don't have the emotional bandwidth to offer the kind of love and support other people might offer their grandkids. It is what it is. It's okay and understandable for you to feel disappointed, but you just have to find a way to deal with it. At least you have your ILs who are so wonderful. That is more than many have. I just go into interactions with my parents knowing they aren't going to give much, and that I might need to vent to my spouse a bit afterwards, and then I move on.[/quote]
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