Okay, so here's the deal. My mother-in-law moved to Spain with her new husband two years ago (whilrwind romance after 6 month - another story blah de blah de blah). To date none of her three other children have visited as none hold passports (I know!!!!) . This is our fourth visit. We stayed for two weeks in a separate apartment in the same development as them. We invited my dad (the other grandad) to come out for five of those days. The 'Spanish' grandparents then decide to go away for those five days as they felt put out that it wasn't an exclusive arrangement and we didn't 'ask' them for permission for him to come.
Angry, upset, disappointed for hubby, my dad, kids. 'Spanish' grandmother has had to make a bit of a Sophie's choice as it was an ultimatum laid down by her new man but to reach no compromise has astounded me. As an adult, my lovely hubby has done nothing but support his mum for years since the death of her first husband and his dad nearly 30 years ago and to snub him, my children and my dad like this has left me livid!
The last two days it was the elephant in the room when they returned.
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to expect the grandparents to WANT to spend time with their grandchildren
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peekmum · 01/09/2011 21:47
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