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Were your teens upset when their grandparents died

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spanieleyes22 · 25/08/2024 14:48

So have been separated for many years and dd and ds didn't really see their paternal grandparents very much. Their paternal grandmother is near the end and dd is taking it very badly. In that anything I say to her she says she can't think about anything except her nan. Like when I asked her to do the dishes this morn she said I was to stop nagging her and that housework wasn't important at this time. I'm kinda surprised she is taking it so badly as she didn't really have a relationship with her and hasn't seen her for a good few years. Obvs am trying to be understanding but am finding it a bit tricky . There's a lot of history with my ex and her and our break up. Anyone else any advice navigating this

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Putting · 25/08/2024 14:52

Is this her first experience of death?

Even if not, sometimes it can be harder when someone we don’t have a good / active relationship with dies. Because there can be all manner of things come up for us emotionally that we don’t necessarily expect and that of course we’ll never get the chance to put right with the person.

Plus she’s a teen, with all the hormones and changes that involves.

I’d cut her a bit of slack - but she still needs to do the dishes!

MasterBeth · 25/08/2024 14:52

I'm sorry for your impending loss, but I am afraid that when I hear a teenager who wasn't close to a grandparent saying "housework wasn't important at this time", when asked to do some, my first thought is not that they are stricken with grief.

SalmonEile · 25/08/2024 14:51

Is she mourning the relationship they never had?
worried about how the death will affect her father?

When you say they didn’t have a good relationship was that just that they didn’t see each other much or was there trouble between them?
Could she have regrets?