Sad for my DD and a bit sad for my exH

[funnylittlefloozie]

My exH and i split a few years ago. Our DD was a young teen at the time. ExH moved away, but DD has seen him regularly ever since we split.

It has recently dawned on me how much exH relied on me to maintain the relationship with his family. DD hasnt seen either of her grandparents on his side for about 3 years. I know my ex isnt even in touch with his brother any more.

DD didn't have a close relationship with the ILs as we live far from them, but it was warm and loving, and i feel sad for her to lose that. I even feel a bit sorry for my exH as he is clearly crap at maintaining family ties.

Sounds like his whole family is crap at maintaining family ties.

If they're that emotionally disconnected from each other, is your DD really missing anything? She may even have gained from the situation in terms of a lack of ongoing repeated disappointments and hurt feelings.

Is she close with your own family?

Sad, but they can’t have been that loving if they haven’t maintained the relationship themselves.