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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't push relationships. If my father (who is angry at me for not being friends with his ex-wife (who is not my mother)) wants to spend time with my daughters then he can reach out. The kids will be fine not having a relationship with him. They have people of all generations in their lives.

Sometimes family is the family you're born into and sometimes it's the family you create among friends. [/quote]

This! My parents are deceased. My inlaws are about 3 hours away and they are a bit older. My MIL is always ecstatic to have time with our 3 year old DD. But my FIL...not so much. He is pretty set in his ways and is not accustomed to a toddler being around. The noise aggravates him. I take the position that he only gets to see her a few times a year and we don't stay with them when we visit, but alas, he gets so aggravated and cranky that DD barely wants to be around him and she has stated that she is scared of him. Her godparent's live in the same city and we usually stay with them when visiting. The beautiful thing is that her godparents don't have kids, so her godmother's parents have adopted her as their grand and they love on her so much. She calls them grandma and grandpa at her own will and doing. She adores them and they adore her....it is quite endearing. So, it complete agreement....family comes however it comes, not just through birthright.[/quote]

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