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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is YOUR house and YOUR family. Be strong and set boundaries. [/quote]

I couldn’t agree more. Set boundaries. It sounds like it is more of your problem than your children’s. Do not hide behind your children. Own your feelings. It’s not fair to your children to use them as a means to an end. “ my kids don’t wanna be around their grandparents so much“[/quote]

It sounds like the kids are pretty happy with the forced grandparent visits. We have a relative that was constantly inviting herself over, injecting herself and expecting us to send the kids over to her fr her entertainment. Our kids hated it and begged to stop going. We tried first to set boundaries, say no politely and maintain the relationship without forcing the kids to hang out with her. It didn’t work as she threw an absolute fit. We ended up no contact and are happier without her driving us nuts.

You don’t have to go to this level but you do need to start saying no. One f the mistakes that I made with this relative was giving in to demands and letting her in when she just showed up. You have to say no and stick to it. If they drive up anyway and stay in a hotel you still say no to sending the kids over there for hours. If they ignore your explicit response that you aren’t available then they can entertain themselves in their hotel on their own. [/quote]

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