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Involving the other grandmother

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2Grannies · 29/02/2024 08:37

Hello everyone. My 20 yr old dd and her 22 yr old bf found out 4 months ago that they are expecting. It wasn’t planned but we are supporting them in their decision to keep it.
Maybe I’m overthinking this, and I know it’s down to him to ensure his mother is involved, but I’m worried she is going to be feeling left out at this stage.
They spend all of their free time here as our house has more room and less people, I am arranging for them to move into a house i own from before I got married, and I have bought a lot of the baby things (so they can save).
He said his mum is excited but I feel (as the mum of the mum to be) that I am the one dd turns to for everything.
would it be weird for my husband and I to invite his parents round for a drink or dinner (I’ve never met them) so that we can get to know them as the fellow grandparents . Or should I just leave it up to the bf?
thanks

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EchoChamber · 01/03/2024 05:29

Great idea.

hopscotcher · 01/03/2024 06:02

You might be slightly overthinking on the whole - they can surely negotiate their own involvement with their grandchild - but the invite sounds like a nice idea.

Tourmalines · 01/03/2024 06:26

Charlie2121 · 29/02/2024 08:55

I wouldn’t force it. DH and I have been together for nearly 20 years and our parents have never met each other and have never expressed a desire to.

It doesn’t cause any issues and everyone seems happy with the arrangement. In fact DH and I quite like it as it gives us a greater degree of privacy.

thats weird .

2Grannies · 01/03/2024 07:56

Thank you for the great advice and encouragement everyone. I also took on board speaking to the bf to make sure there isn’t a problem I’m not aware of.
He said that his dad is off work with stress at the moment and he may be too anxious to come to us. He spoke to his mum and said she was over the moon so I asked him to give her my number if she was happy to arrange something.
She messaged me on WhatsApp and we ended up talking for ages, she sounds lovely! She’s really excited to be expecting her first grandchild also.
She doesn’t think her husband is up to visiting us at the moment but she would love to. We have arranged that us mums plus dd and boyfriend will meet in a cafe on Wednesday for brunch.
She was saying that she would love to go baby shopping so if it goes well, and she has time, I may suggest a trip to the shops after. DD loves shopping for the baby so I’m sure this will help them bond more too.
Thank you again everyone!

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TheDuck2018 · 01/03/2024 07:59

What a lovely update....you all sound so kind and thoughtful and I wish you all lots of love and happiness x

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