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[quote=Anonymous]It sounds like you've had family birthday parties for your daughter in the past? If so, I can see why grandparents may have expected that to continue if you didn't communicate clearly about it. It does sound like they see this as a tradition, and I think lots of families would think of this as a nice tradition. Not sure why all these posters think it's "manipulative" that grandparents want to participate in their grandchild's birthday celebration. So many people on here really seem joyless. OP if you weren't up for a party, you should have said so and made a point of celebrating with them while you were up there for the weekend. I think at this point, you just need to be honest and let them know that you are tired and are skipping the party this year, but remind them "isn't it nice that we were able to spend the weekend with you so recently?" [/quote]
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