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[quote=Anonymous]Ugh! This is not the first thread that came up on this and every time I get all worked up. DH's dad has been down from New England to visit us only once since DC#1 was born (DC was one, and is now nearly 6) and has not even met #2, who is 3 and a half.  He could be an incredible influence on them, he is a gifted scientist, he has the means to visit, but emotionally...He reminds me of what Jennifer Aniston said about Brad Pitt when they were still together but he did that W magazine photo shoot with Angelina Jolie, he's "missing a sensitivity chip."  
FIL came through town on vacation with DH's half siblings and never called, we saw it in Facebook photos after the fact. 
When we call to try and arrange to come up and visit they are always busy or have some excuse, whatever the season. 
I chalk it up to my step MIL, his second wife. I think she still sees DH as a threat, walking evidence that she was a homewrecker. And since FIL lets her do all the family social planning, DH gets cut out. 
Sometimes I think it might be better to never have had a parent than have one who is a poor excuse for one. It might be less painful. Anyway, we've stopped trying so hard and now we invest our emotional energy in the loving relatives who actually respond in kind. [/quote]

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