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- From: nance@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (nancy.l.colucci)
- Subject: Re: getting along with ex in-laws?
- Organization: AT&T
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 21:53:38 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.215338.8692@cbnewsd.cb.att.com>
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- In article <llu3a2INNdp3@news.bbn.com> dhardin@bbn.com (Dawn Hardin) writes:
- >Do any of you single parents out there have words of wisdom for getting
- >along with your ex in-laws?
-
- I had a very good relationship with my ex-mother in law. She was one
- of those rare gems who understood that her son and I did not get along
- and she calmly listened to both sides and held no grudges. She was the
- winner in the end, because there were no hurt feelings where she was
- concerned. I took my son to see her (a 9 hour drive) three times including
- right before she died. I never felt it was my right to interfere with the
- relationship between grandparent and grandchild.
-
- But your situation seems a little different in that Alice doesn't know them.
- You might need to judge whether she would have a positive experience
- building a relationship with them while considering the grandparent's
- feelings. Some would argue that grandparents have a RIGHT to be part
- of their grandchildren's lives. Some states even grant them visitation in
- cases of divorce, etc.
-
- My advice:
-
- If you want the relationship to proceed, make them part of your life. Send
- birthday cards, holiday cards, photos, and artwork that Alice creates. Send
- pictures from Alice's birthday party, etc. Maybe you can even invite them
- to visit and see how it goes.
-
- All of this, of course, depends on your gut-level feelings about these
- people and how this all affects everyone involved.
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- Nance Colucci att!ihlpl!colucci
- "I'm not asking a question; I'm making a statement. Let me finish
- and then you can answer it." Dan Quayle to Al Gore, 10-13-92
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