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[quote=Anonymous]OP, new poster here who has lots of weird extended family dynamics going on with grandparents and grandkids.

I think you owe it to your kids to teach them to have good relationships with their extended family.  Barring dysfunctional or abusive treatment, of course.   I would not link failure to babysit with their relationships with the grandkids, though.  They are two different things.   Good relationships can be fostered in other ways.  My mother had zero interest in babysitting but we do a lot of other things together.  Invited her to piano recitals, concerts, go to plays together, and do some family vacations.  You can find something that works for your family.

If you don't teach your kids family is important, they have a big chance of not seeing their own grandkids as important in the future.  Set the family values you want your kids to inherent, and that means facilitating time with their grandparents now, even after years of nothing.  That doesn't mean keep them from their friends, but find an appropriate balance of time spent with family, too. [/quote]

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