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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would welcome her and ask when she needs picked up at the airport and probably pay for the ticket.[/quote]

Agree.  Good lord, OP, your children will treat you as shitty as you treat her so be nice so your children will be nice to you when you are old and divorced.[/quote]

NP here. When I’m old I would live to be treated the way way OP treats her MIL. She sounds inclusive and thoughtful. I’d even be nice about it if my DIL was willing to fly across the country with 2 young kids to visit me!

It sounds like this lady won the DIL lottery. [/quote]

I agree.  The lesson I want my kids to learn is that a healthy relationship does not include giving in to emotional blackmail and that they should not stress their own mental health accommodating the desires (not needs) of others. Sometimes the healthy choice is to put your own needs first.  [/quote]

NP and I also agree. This isn’t about OP, her DH, or grandkids. This is lingering resentment around the divorce, but that is not your problem to fix for this person. She may be justified in her resentment (we don’t know details of divorce) but this is about today and her relationship with her adult son’s family.
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