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[quote=Anonymous][quote]every time we see them, there's some comment like this or question about our parenting and I just don't want to deal with it. I want my kids to have a good relationship with my parents and I don't know how to make that happen without opening myself up to more criticism from them.[/quote]

I am close with my parents, and in any close relationship there will be imperfect interactions and we can’t cancel each other because of it. We instead remember the good stuff and let it go for the sake of the overall relationship.

You said you are not close with your parents, which is probably why this is hard for you. If it is not worth it to maintain or repair that relationship, then don’t bother.

Also, I am surprised at the posters saying the grandparents deserve to be alone bc they live in a rural area. I have great memories of visiting my grandparents in a rural town. Taking long walks, reading, cooking and doing chores, playing card and board games in the evenings, working on random stuff like cartwheels. Just enjoying a slower pace of life. [/quote]

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