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[quote=Anonymous]I’m a mother, MIL and Grandma. The answer is patience and respect. But….its a big but….those qualities must be shown by the parents/grandparents. Don’t expect your adult children w kids to show these traits to you. If you get any inkling of appreciation take it as a win. Older folks don’t understand this because it’s not how we were raised or how we raised our kids. A mindset of “respect your elders” will get you in trouble. This will come into play with your DIL or SIL. You can say this is disrespectful to you or you’re not going to tolerate your perceived disrespect or spin it any way you want. Your role is to be supportive and love your grandkids. Fact As they say, “stay in your lane”. This is just the way it is. [/quote]
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