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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It sounds like the real issue is you expect her to support your lifestyle when she will not.  She is under no obligation to help and given who she is why would you even ask.  My mom is similar and we live close and she rarely sees our child, hardly buys him anything and would never ever think about giving us a dime for our child's therapies.  I don't understand why a 3 year old is at a expensive special school - if you cannot afford it, do the public program.  There are universities that have lower cost therapies if your insurance doesn't cover them.  Many of us have SN kids and would never ever go to our families, who don't care and are uncomfortable with it for help.  Would help be nice?  Sure, but its not going to happen.[/quote]

I do not expect her to support our lifestyle. Or lack there of... we live very modestly in a small rental apartment and sold our car to pay for therapies and school for our son. It's our choice. Having a SN child, I'd go to the ends of the earth and live in a box if it meant giving him the BEST available treatments and schooling possible. We've never asked her for money for our son's therapies or tuition. My husband asked for a loan while he was changing careers. Never ever asked for a flat out hand out. It is her money and I don't disagree, she can do what she wants with it. It just feels like she gives to everyone but us. Again, I agree it's a waste of time resenting her for being who she is. Time to accept and keep it moving because god knows I have enough on my plate. It's these times when she comes for her yearly visit it makes me resentful all over again.[/quote]

You are all about the money. " It just feels like she gives to everyone but us".  Since you do not have a relationship with her how would you know this? [/quote]

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