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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of this comes down to the myth that you can’t express love without being physically close and hyper-involved. Grandparents who can’t or don’t travel or get to see their grandkids all the time don’t love them less and aren’t loved less.

What we’re talking about is insistent neediness from boomers. It’s not about you! If you are filled with genuine love, that will show and be repaid! Don’t force it![/quote]

Expressing love and knowing someone are different things entirely. When your child sees a grandparent for 4 days at a time at ages 3, 6 and 9, I assure you they love each other, but they do not know each other.[/quote]

I knew my grandparents and loved them and they knew and loved me despite seeing each other only on summer vacations and the occasional weekend in the school year. Maybe your relationships are all facile, but not everyone is like you. Constantly forcing yourself into someone's life and demanding they show their affection in physical and material ways is pathetic. [/quote]

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