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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry OP. Your parents sound similar to my mom, who also just took emotional abuse from her family and considered it normal.

Please go to therapy and figure out what to do. Obviously your parents want a superficial relationship with their grandchild, but like my mother, will never apologize for anything - even if that is the only requirement to get what they want. I kept a superficial relationship with my mom, instead of breaking  off ties, but that has its own problems as well.

Unlike your dh, I don't think your parents are doing this to annoy you, I don't think they sound that deep. They probably want a picture with their grandkid to show their friends or something. [/quote]

NP here. My mom is the same. They behaved poorly over the years, especially after my kids were born. The best was arriving at the hospital uninvited when our first son was born and lingering impatiently in the hallway two days in a row, even asking the nurse if they could consider a C-section because she though it was taking too long. As if she had a say. Lots of stupid stuff like that over the years, snd now it’s a relationship with a lot of cheesy Hallmark birthday and holiday texts. It’s come down to visiting to get the photos to share with friends. I get it. [/quote]

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