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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I commiserate. My dad and my inlaws are the same way. I frankly did not expect more from my inlaws because they were not particularly present parents to DH, but I grew up very close to my parents and I still grieve the grandparent who I "expected" my dad to be. My mom passed away when I was in my early 20s and I have zero expectations of him as a babysitter, but I do expect him to be more involved and interested in my kids' lives - I wish he would come to the occasional soccer game or school play, come over for dinner semi regularly, take a vacation with us once in awhile (like OP we always offer to pay) - to build a connection and memories with his grandchildren. What makes it especially baffling to me is that I was very close to both sets of grandparents growing up, and spent a lot of time at their houses and they did babysit my siblings and me - so my own dad had a great example of involved grandparents. I do think you are onto something with it being generational, op, because I do have friends who similarly are disappointed in the fact that their parents seem to relish senior vacations and golf outings more than time with their grandkids. [/quote]

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