Grandchildren's gifts...should I still keep sending them?
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Comments (18)sorry I haven't had a chance to reply to everyone! I haven't forgotten this thread though :P I might have a temporary place for most of my bigger brugs, but the smaller ones still have to go simply because there are too many, and I'll still have a crap ton of cuttings. I'll refer back to this page when it comes time in a few weeks to cut. in the meantime, would anyone be interested in well rooted NOIDs? they're all two to three feet tall. I have one that was given to me as a double white, two pink ones, and one or two that I'm not sure of. shipping's going to be kind of ugly on them, but they're well rooted healthy plants with a good start already. I'll try to remember to check this page frequently :)...See MoreHow Long Do You Keep Inviting Them?
Comments (30)If it's not I don't want to socialize with you thing, then it's just general laziness and lack of social graces. I have a similar thing with my family. I have a couple of cousins that I was close with growing up and that now live 2 hours away. I send them Christmas cards every year, graduation announcements, party invites and I never hear boo from them. 6 months ago, I get an invite to a baby shower for the daughter of my cousin. Didn't even know she was pregnant, hoped she hadn't gotten married and I didn't get an invite! Turns out she wasn't married but was having a baby. So, I decided to drive up the two hours that Sunday and attend - mostly just to see everyone and hear what's new. They were all thrilled to see me and we had a great visit. I took a number of pictures of the mother to be and my cousin and other family members at the shower. Plus some of her opening gifts etc. I sent copies of all the photos to my cousin. Never got a thank you for my gift, an acknowledgement of sending the photos. No baby announcement. Nada. I know they like me, they like me coming to their events on the rare occasions they have them, but have no interest in making the drive to attend any of my events or interact with my kids or hubby. So it is what it is. I accept them, as they are, but definitely don't invite them to events anymore other than those that I consider life milestones like graduation parties or weddings my kids will have in the future. They probably won't come, but at least I invited them!...See MoreGrandchildren Keeping in Touch with Grandparents
Comments (6)If you're too busy to spend time with your grandparents, you need to re-think your priorities and perhaps re-order your life. I've got three daughters in their 20s. When they were growing up, their grandmother and grandfather (paternal grandparents) treated those children like royalty. In this life, we just don't get that many people who show up and say, "I'm going to love you unconditionally" and yet that's exactly what these paternal grandparents did. And - as I told my kids - when we do get people who love us unconditionally, we should drop to our knees and thank God above for such a great blessing. I didn't have grandparents when I was growing up PERIOD, and my father wasn't around, so I do NOT understand how anyone can have grandparents and not be supremely grateful for such a blessing. So, now my kids are in their 20s and last year their beloved grandfather died. Now Grandma lives alone and only my eldest daughter pays attention to her. I don't get it. And Grandma is healthy and fun and independent and mentally sharp. What's going to happen if she ends up being less than healthy and not-so independent? I shudder to think. I'm divorced from my children's father and yet I still plead with my children to show their father's mother some love and attention. Despite the fact that they rarely take the time to even call her, she *still* treats them with so much love. When my kids were little, there was NOTHING those grandparents wouldn't do for my children. They were the best grandparents a child could possibly have. I always taught my children that family was a priority and I told them - a thousand times - that they were very fortunate to be surrounded by such a loving extended family. I only hope that one day those lessons will sink in. My own mother is dead, so Grandma J. is their last grandparent. Thank goodness my eldest daughter "gets it" and lavishes love on her Grandma. Rose...See MoreGrandchildren provide such good laughs.
Comments (4)Those a great! Gotta love how kids' minds work. My parents were visiting last fall when my 5 y/o DS told his grandfather out of the blue: Grandpa, sometimes I poop so big my butt cracks. My father is still laughing at that! Of all the strange things that child says, this will be "the one" his grandfather never forgets....See Morebeliever
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