Anonymous wrote:Let it go.. it's a treat for the kids... I honestly think having this kind of time helps the kids to better follow the rules when the grandparents are not around.
Anonymous wrote:I have the opposite problem - judgmental comments by my mom about my kid watching tv and what he eats. I think family visits are just generally kind of tough.
Anonymous wrote:My parents are visiting and are being super helpful, letting DH and I go on date nights, cooking for us, etc. I'm trying to hold my tongue with my mom because she doesn't take care of DSs like I would. She feeds them more junk than I do, and, as she said, she's 72 and needs to turn on the tv when she takes care of the kids sometimes. I feel myself getting annoyed by this stuff, but they only come a couple times a year and I don't want to make a big deal. But I am annoyed. And I need to vent somewhere so dcum is it, even though I know you guys will probably crucify me.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:One of my fondest memories of my grandmother is her sneaking us mini chocolates. I only knew her a short time as she died when I was young. But I still gave that memory. Let your mother build her own memories with your kids especially if she seems them so infrequently.
+1 on the memories and appreciating the time with the grandparents. My grandparents used to bring us all kinds of cookies and candy, let us get whatever we wanted at restaurants, etc. It was so fun and none of us are worse for the wear because of it.