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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP - you have very unreasonable expectations

and the fact that you feel the way you do, as a Grandparent, would make me want to be around you even less.[/quote]

Op here. That’s fine. Hope they don’t need my help someday, since they’ve shown almost no interest in helping me. Scratch that, we can help them 3-4 times a year because we have “our own busy lives.” It’s a two way street.[/quote]

No, it is not. They already did their part in raising their kids to adulthood. Now it's your turn with yours. They are in a different stage of life and the balance of give/take in their relationships has shifted. As it will shift for you when you get old. Remember that your own kids are watching and learning from you. Do you want them to learn that the rule in life is "what have you done for me lately?" and to value family and the elderly by how much they can be used? How happy will you be when they turn that on you in 40 years? [/quote]

Exactly. May your kids’ spouses someday expect you to be full time free nanny to their kids, because in the year 2049 that’s what all their friends’ families do. Don’t like it? No relationship for you. Enjoy your golden years being punished by bitter in laws.[/quote]

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