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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As so many others have said, you're setting him up for failure here.
If you want/need to maintain this solution, your mom needs to get on board
1.  First stop is food. Starbucks or McDonalds or whatever.  Something easy, and something that's not going to be closed, and something that takes NO thought on his part.
2.  Grandmom backs waaaay off.   He can't be rude to her, but she's being rude to him as well if she's pushing him for small talk when he's clearly exhausted, hungry, and stressed.[/quote]

NP, and I'd add on the third point -- this is where you can address the problem with some flexibility.  He can't be rude, but good manners also dictate that you not push someone to chat about non-essential matters if they are clearly not interested.  He can greet them politely and thank them for the ride, and he can avoid saying anything rude on the trip, and they can let him zone out to music or stare out the window or something.  He's tired, probably hungry, anxious, and stressed.  Set him up for success by making the goal a manageable one -- don't be a jerk to grandma -- not an unmanageable one -- engage in chit-chat with grandma for the whole trip.  [/quote]

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