I am being over sensitive.

[Imsuchamess]

Fil hasn't seen us in over a year. He doesn't really bother with us despite encouragement from us. Well dd has autism and he has put a support autism post on FB with the caption my poor granddaughter struggles with this terrible illness.

I don't really understand why I am annoyed it wouldn't bother me if someone who actually spends time with my dd put it up. It's really bothering me.

I guess I feel like he is trying to look like the good guy to all his friends for having a autistic granddaughter when he doesn't support us at all.

No not over sensitive, it would have annoyed me too!!

Shows his ignorance too calling autism an illness !!

You will probably have to ignore it thoughbecause you cant really win when the ignorance is so ingrained.

Save the energy you could waste on him for something useful for your Dd.

Good luck

Why don't you post a comment? Something along the lines of,

"Thank you for posting this, lovely to have your support. How are you? We haven't seen you in ages, think it's been well over a year! DD would love to see you and we'd love you to get to know her better. Let's arrange something soon. xxx"

And no, you're not being over sensitive. I have the same issue and I find it very annoying.

Ooh that would piss me right off!

Bluebird - your proposed reply made me laugh.

Imsuchamess - no you are not being over-sensitive. Unsupportive grandparents is a problem I hear of too often and we have the same problem with my own mother.