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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP here. And I'm not saying OP's parents should take the step-grandchildren to Paris. I'm just saying that comparing their relationship with their step-grandkids to the ex-wife's parents' relationship to the OP's kids is not a good comparison at all.[/quote]

I agree.  Their daughter is not parenting these children.  I still don't think they have to be taken to Paris-- really, four teenagers is a lot for an older couple!-- but it's not the same.

Seeking sameness in a "blended" family is stupid and counterproductive.  And they're already being treated differently because OP has tried to keep her parents from visiting when the stepkids are there.[/quote]

Reasons why I kept my parents away from my step kids: when the kids were younger, dh and I hosted Christmas Eve so we can have dinner and open presents. My parents got my kids the most lavish gifts and my step kids a baby doll and pjs. I gave my parents so many chances and with the same shitty gifts every year. I stopped inviting them to dinner period. My dh is a peaceful person and wants all of us to get along. I get along with my step kids mom because we both love the kids. Dh makes time for all our kids together and individual, I take my youngest to dinner while dh takes the oldest shopping. We are very close and my parents are never happy for some reason. My step kids actually look more like me than my own kids and when I am asked how many kids do I have? Always four not two! [/quote]

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