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[quote=Anonymous]This is not normal but perhaps your mother is at a loss for what sort of things to try and engage the children about. Firmly tell your mother that you don't want her to talk to the children about acquiring material goods any longer. Maybe a few times as Christmas approaches (asking what they hope Santa brings). And then offer ideas for topics to bring up. (this happened at school today, ask Susie about that; ask them about their costume ideas for Halloween; ask them to sing her a song, etc.). My guess is your mom doesn't have a good handle on how to express her caring for her grandkids over the phone and defaults to talking about gifts and treats. Help her by changing the narrative[/quote]
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