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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The whole thing is unusual, including nightly calls.[/quote]
This.[/quote]
+1000 who has time to do that??[/quote]
This is a weird response. I don't even have a great relationship with my parents, and I would facilitate a nightly call for my kids if the timing worked out. As it is, they Facetime a few times a week and love it.

My grandparents were on a different continent from me when I was growing up. They made a point of visiting for an extended trip every summer, and despite expensive long distance calls I talked to them every couple of weeks and frequently wrote them letters. I would have loved if Facetime existed and I could talk to them everyday!! I will do what I can to facilitate that for my kids.

That said, the whole asking about why didn't they get a new toy everyday would be a problem for me. I'm wondering if grandma just doesn't know how else to relate to them. My mom is a little socially awkward, and I could see her doing something like that (though she doesn't). There's a decent chance she's just struggling to make conversation. Try talking to her first, and then up the ante if that doesn't work.[/quote]

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