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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"I'm very sad with some of the remarks here making me out to be a monster and I am not wanting to fight with the boy. Just to teach him some manners. Is that so wrong?"

Yep. That IS so wrong.

Because you are not his grandma, and you are not a trusted authority figure in his life. Literally no one wants you in the "Grandma" role; by your own admission, even you don't want that.

Your husband doesn't want you "teaching lessons," the child's parents don't want you "teaching lessons," and the child doesn't want you "teaching lessons."

Butt. Out. The child has two parents and at least one real grandparent. You need to be courteous and maybe even try to be--gasp!--a little fun.

Make some simple meals. Set them out. Don't monitor or nag. If he's still hungry, you can tell him he's free to make a PB&J.

If he complains, you can say, "Tim, that's not very nice. I won't force you to try anything, but I would appreciate if you kept your unkind thoughts to yourself." That's not "lesson-teaching," that's just standing up for yourelf in your own home. But only do that IF HE ACTUALLY SAYS SOMETHING.

You're spoiling for a fight. Stand down and let his real grandfather do any heavy lifting that needs to happen.[/quote]

+1 Get to know him and have some fun with your guest for the short amount of time you have. Before you know it, he's an adult that you can continue getting to know as a person. Or go away for the 2 weeks and let grandpa enjoy his grandson. My grandma was my favorite person in the world. I ate some of her food, some she altered for me, sometimes she let me have whatever I wanted. We baked together and played games. She let me stay up late watching tv with popcorn.  Now I'm a grandma and treasure the time with my grandson. Your posts make me sad. It's not all about teaching/drilling manners on a 2 week stay. [/quote]

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