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[quote=Anonymous]My mom and stepdad have recently gotten too old to travel much, but that certainly does not explain why they have basically not visited us over the last couple of decades. We even moved to a city closer to where they live, where my mom lived briefly after grad school (with my dad, who she divorced a long time ago) and she claimed to be excited because she loves this city so much. We have been here for 7 years--zero visits. They are retired and rich. We have two teens and the relationship there is fine but very surface.

They have put effort into my half-siblings (mom and stepdad's kids), and it is pretty clear that stepdad controls the money and that is the priority. When we were young, we thought we were all one big happy family, but in adulthood, their full children and grandchildren have gotten all of the time, attention and money and we have gotten basically nothing (we are not asking for money, just mentioning for context).

When I visit with my children, things are usually pleasant/fun, but stepdad often acts like we are there to grift off of them. Again, they are rich and I have zero reason to grift (unsure how flying there with two kids and staying in the guest room would even be a boon). [/quote]

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