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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of course.  This is an opportunity for your kids to start bonding a bit with your husband's family.

Maybe your kids were glued to your side because you sent off vibes that YOU weren't comfortable with your DH's parents.

It's only for a long weekend, anyway.  Stop obsessing and just go![/quote]

BTW, even if your kids are unhappy for the first hour they will adjust.  I am sure in no time at all the grandparents will be entertaining them and acting silly and the kids will have a blast.  Maybe the gparents haven't been comfortable around kids if you are hovering around.  [/quote]

Uhh no. I would not leave my 1.5 yo with a stranger. The grandparents are essentially strangers to the 1.5yo.

I remember both sets of grandparents feeling hurt when my daughter turned 1. She wouldn’t even go to them to be held, let alone left for several days. The entire time she was 1-2, she was very attached to me and Dh. Now that she started preschool, she is more independent. She is almost 3 and I would probably leave her now.

I turned 40 when DS was also 1.5. We couldn’t leave the toddler so DH let me go away with my best friend.

Many people we know don’t go away alone as a couple. Some people rarely even do date nights. This is with very young children. I have some mom friends who can’t even do a moms dinner.[/quote]

This is one of the saddest things I've read on DCUM.   How in the world did our culture get to a place where grandparents were so excluded and ostracized?  I can't imagine how terribly hurt and heartbroken these grandparents are when they can't even hold their granddaughter.  That is something they will take to the grave with them.  Has everyone forgotten that these strangers were the ones who raised your spouse??  [/quote]

They’re adults who Should be able to understand that a very young child who doesn’t know them views them as a stranger. Adults don’t view their parents are strangers, but when grandparents don’t try to have a bond and prioritize a bond with young children, they are effectively strangers.[/quote]

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