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[quote=Anonymous]My children were the first grandchildren on both sides, everyone made such a big deal about us finally having kids.  Everyone came to see DC1 right after the birth, and then nada.  They were even less enthused when we had DC2. No overnight visits (not so they can babysit,just to hang out with us), no invitations for us to come to them, I mean nothing.  DH and I had envisioned the wonderful grandparent/child relations we had, and it never materialized.  My children are now 7 and 5, so no more diapers or naps or middle of the night wakings, they are two pretty funny and interesting kids.  They love to eat all kinds of food,go all kinds of places, can be fun to hang with. It's not like they are little babies who had rigid schedules anymore.  And still  nothing.  And my kids are noticing now.  Why don't the grandparents stay for more than a few hours? How come the kids have never seen grandparents' house? (My parents live 2 hours away, we always have to meet at my brothers house instead). My ILS just told my DH they aren't interested in seeing the kids over the summer.  We send them tons of pictures and FaceTime with them.  And apparently that's all they want.  It's pretty heart breaking.  Sorry OP you're facing a similar plight.  It sucks when people disappoint us.[/quote]

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