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[quote=Anonymous]I am an only child and mother to an only child. DH's sibling and her three kids are not close to us in any form. My mom died 20 years ago and never knew her granddaughter. My dad remarried and spends WAY more time with his step grandchildren than his own actual granddaughter. Ive decided to put aside my personal sadness about many family things and teach my daughter to choose friends wisely. Ive lowered all expectations of family to a minimum. If I had four kids, I might focus on making sure they learn to treat each other well and with the unconditional love as described by the previous poster. It seems you have a good way to refocus from what is missing to what you can instill and create within your family. Your vision of what could have been might still be, just in the future, and with your kids. Enjoy your christmas![/quote]
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