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[quote=Anonymous]To answer your original question, I don’t think you can shut them down, but you can reframe it in your mind so it does not bother you as much. Try not to think about it as money complaining, think of it as that they are sharing parts of their life with you.  Since they are money oriented, that is what they talk about.

It sounds like, there are aspects of the relationship that you enjoy. (Mainly the step-grandmother relationship). Concentrate on those and make sure your current relationship is enough for you to continue it without projecting the hope of a better one.  Have you ever talked through things with a therapist?  I resisted for years, but finally started seeing someone last January.  It really helped me to reset some of my perspectives and reduced my anxiety.  It did not take long.  I have now “graduated”, but I have her number and can call if something needs tweaking.

My kids were also somewhat short changed in the grand parent department and it is hard to see others who have what we don’t.  However, things are not always as they seem and what we think we are missing isn’t all that wonderful.  One of the great comments I have read on DCUM, is “don’t compare your insides to other people’s outsides”.

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