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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, my family is a lot like yours. Would your parents do Skype? That's how my mother sees my kids on a regular basis. [/quote]

+1. And even that is a nightmare because they are so judgmental of the way my kids interact with them on Skype. (They want to show off their latest Lego creations or make funny faces at the camera to make the grandparents laugh (they haven't yet realized my parents lack the humor gene), and generally be their goofy selves, while my parents expect them to sit upright in front of the screen and politely submit to a twenty minute quiz about what they're learning in school.  Any shenanigans are seen as disrespectful, and evidence that my kids don't love them ... Complete with guilt trips and the occasional disconnection (21st century equivalent of hanging up on one's own grandkids).

I feel your pain, OP. You've done all you can. It might be for the best to just let it go. I've realized lately that I only like the IDEA of my kids being close to my parents. The reality is that they are selfish and emotionally abusive, and it is probably
for the best that they keep us all at continent's length. [/quote]

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