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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, can you explain a little more?

[quote]MIL calls to see grandson every 6-8 weeks and rebuffs any invites to do activities with us (she has gone out with us to do something twice in 2.5 years) [/quote]

Does she offer to do something specific and you counter-offer and she's not interested? Do you ask her if she has any ideas before you offer something? Or does she just call to say she wants to see him, but when you say "Great! What works for you?" she drifts into "I dunno . . . ."?[/quote]
She'll call around 11:30 or 4:30 (after she gets up for the day or after her nap) to see if he can come over. If it works into our schedule I take him if not I don't. I have asked her to call earlier or the day before. When we invite her on an outing we try to give a weeks notice or more, she typically says "we'll see" or "that sounds fun" and when we call to follow up she cancels. My husband asked her what some activities she would like to do. She gave a list but has yet to do anything (this was 6 months ago). I think maybe she's just not into it. [/quote]

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