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90 year old grandma and cousins’ stepchildren

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Unlisted · 30/01/2026 12:53

My grandma is 90 and there will be a massive afternoon party for just two hours in a hotel paid for my mum, aunt and uncle.

All her descendants, their partners plus nieces and nephews without partners and one surviving sibling and two of her surviving cousins, one with husband. The surviving sibling and cousins will have one of their children with them given their advanced age.

Grandma does not want my cousin’s two stepchildren invited , they are teenagers who live almost exclusively with their mother.

Cousin has said her husband doesn’t want her to go with her elder child and their joint child.

Elder child’s dad has stepped in and insists that he will take child himself and sit in bar to wait for him.

My cousin, brother of this cousin is coming home from Japan for this.

My aunt has said she will make sure their joint child will be there as well.

What for you all think about this? Is cousins’ husband unreasonable.

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loislovesstewie · 30/01/2026 13:01

I'm confused about who the step children live with and whose children they are.

TheDevilFindsWorkForIdleMums · 30/01/2026 13:01

Why are the adults letting her play these nasty games ?
I can guarantee she has a history of this......everyone is dicks for going along with it and.not cancelling the party unless it turns out the teens have nicked her pearls or whatever.

LoveWine123 · 30/01/2026 12:58

Your grandmother should focus on celebrating her big milestone with her lovely family instead of focusing on creating drama where it’s not needed. Honestly who needs this tension, life is hard enough, let the teens be there.

SalmonOnFinnCrisp · 30/01/2026 12:57

Whats granny's beef????
have the kids done something to her?

Its a glorified family reunion....the more the merrier surely?

Iliketulips · 30/01/2026 12:57

How often does she see them, and how does this compare to others?

TheNightingalesStarling · 30/01/2026 12:57

Ate these teenagers even bothered?

harriethoyle · 30/01/2026 12:57

Shame GM is nasty enough to exclude children

EvangelineTheNightStar · 30/01/2026 12:56

What’s her reasoning?

yeesh · 30/01/2026 12:55

Your grandma is unreasonable in not allowing the children to go.

pinkyredrose · 30/01/2026 12:55

It's your Grandma's party so it's up to her. I quite understand why she doesn't want 2 unrelated teenagers there.

HopSpringsEternal · 30/01/2026 12:55

Grandma is a dick.
Why exclude these children.
My grandma was actually my step grandmother and loved us all wonderfully.