My nearly 20 year old children have NEVER been to their
grandparent's home. I've heard every excuse in the book...
this spring, I just "showed up" at the farm with two of my teenagers in
two. Grandpa wouldn't let us in. ..

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This form was submitted:  Jul 16 2007

Daughter in law
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My nearly 20 year old children have NEVER been to their
grandparent's home. I've heard every excuse in the book...
this spring, I just "showed up" at the farm with two of my teenagers in
two. Grandpa wouldn't let us in.

My husband is the oldest of 7. He's tried to reason with his parents to
no avail. Some of the kids support the parents and refuse to get
involved, claiming it's not their problem. Wonder how they'll feel when
they've raised a family that's never been to Gramma's for Christmas.
It's lonely and others don't understand.

They are ill and I can't stand to be around them. We are their family
and we're worth more than an "excuse."
Interesting fact - my father in law's Mom was a hoarder. They cleaned
out her house before she went to the nursing home. She sat there with
tears running down her face. He married the same woman, obviously.