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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does it bother you if grandparents or other relatives don’t acknowledge your kids’ achievements or can’t even appreciate how big those awards are? They are from a LCM background and don’t value education or excelling in sports, music, whatever. My kids could win an Intel scholarship, make first chair, Eagle Scout,  perfect SAT, state champion in sport, and it’s met with “I’m so proud of (another grandchild) who was just promoted to supervisor at retail job”. Or Larla who dropped out of college is doing so well because she just bought her own used car from waiting tables. They have a blank stare if told about some obscure to them award or achievement of my kids. I feel like my kids are missing out on a close relationship with them bc they can’t identify with them or spend time with them to get to know them well.[/quote]

I agree it’s rude and self centered but don’t bother guessing why they’re like that. They likely don’t get it, as in clueless, not malicious...

After 10 years of wondering why my ILs were so rude, never sent the kids bdays presents, hated sports, thought everyone else that did things that they didn’t were weird... turns out they have high functioning autism. So that explains the zero self awareness, mind blindness, home body ness, and rude comments. [/quote]

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