Partner and I have been together 4 years. His family live 200 miles away but visit every 2 months(ish). I have 4 children from a previous marriage. This year I had his first baby.
His family came to visit yesterday and bought down Christmas gifts incase they can't come again before.
My 2 children (9 and 12) sat there whilst they saw the baby be presented with two boxes of gifts whilst they had one gift each.
Is this how things work? Do grandparents and uncles spoil their genetic grandchildren and the step-grandkids (is that what it's called?!) Get a little token gesture? I think my heart just sank a little for them.