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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't get it. (Maybe because I don't have children this age?) Doesn't there have to be SOMETHING that happened for them to not like going over there? Or some kind of reason? If the kids won't offer ANY reason, isn't that some kind of red flag that it's something they don't want to talk about? And if it's something else like boring activities, bad food, etc., that sounds fixable and like something you could talk about with grandma.[/quote]

Here is your reason right there. [b]Grandma wants the kids there to entertain her boyfriend's grandkids[/b].

What are you talking about? I don't have a relationship with him or his family. Nothing has happened. I only see her boyfriend a few times a year when she insists he comes to our parties or holidays (we don't invite him, she just says she's bringing him). [b]He's been appropriate around my kids but doesn't interact with us at all. My mom's priority is him, not her grandkids so its really only an issue a few times a year. The one grandchild has serious mental health issues and is on multiple medications and has been kicked out of several schools. He's also 12 years older and says he is friends with my kids which he is not. Mine has no interest in him[/b]. My kids have never met or talked to, nor have we one set of kids and met the older one once and he's been with my Mom a few times and he did nothing wrong but my kids didn't enjoy it.[/quote]

DP. Excellent catch, PP. Especially as OP says her kids insist nothing has happened that was wrong/bad/abusive. Grandma and boyfriend are hoping OP's children keep boyfriend's grandkids busy, especially the older grandchild with issues. It actually is very sad for ALL those kids--OP's kids being used as playmates, the other kids and especially the oldest one being treated as problems to be kept entertained. [/quote]

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