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<blockquote data-quote="dashcat" data-source="post: 351047" data-attributes="member: 9175"><p>I can't speak to the grandkids thing (thank God, difficult child needs to grow up a bit first) except to say that I have observed a real sense of entitlement among young parents I know about how much grandparents do for their kids.... way over the top in my opinion. You are right to hold your ground and do as little or as much as you like.</p><p> </p><p>As to jealousy.... I have a weirdly empty nest. DEX left, quite suddenly, 3.5 years ago after a long marriage. difficult child is currently living with him after suddenly dropping out of college. On top of that, I had a house fire in October and am currently in an apt while my home is being rebuilt. It's all very weird. I miss everything about my intact family but I am going on and making the most of my life. I am a full time student, but don't feel comfortable discussing that with difficult child as she dropped out of college and pretty much goofed off for the 2.5 semesters she lasted. Also, because of the fire, I've bought some new clothes recently with the insurance money. She will always comment "Is that new?" - sometimes she's seen me in said shirt or whatever a dozen times, but always the comment.... ALL her life, I put her first when it came to everything. I bought her clothes when she reallly didn't need them (I know, I know) and watched her strew them across her bedroom floor and walk on them. I had two pairs of jeans, a pair of black shoes and a pair of brown shoes ...you get the picture. She is living with her dad by choice. I have a lot of friends and I go out a lot ... and, yes, I have a few new sweaters. She is jealous of that, but I let it just roll off my back. When she repays me for her speeding ticket, brings her bank account out of a negative balance and starts to take care of what she has ... maybe I'll take her shopping!</p><p>dash</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dashcat, post: 351047, member: 9175"] I can't speak to the grandkids thing (thank God, difficult child needs to grow up a bit first) except to say that I have observed a real sense of entitlement among young parents I know about how much grandparents do for their kids.... way over the top in my opinion. You are right to hold your ground and do as little or as much as you like. As to jealousy.... I have a weirdly empty nest. DEX left, quite suddenly, 3.5 years ago after a long marriage. difficult child is currently living with him after suddenly dropping out of college. On top of that, I had a house fire in October and am currently in an apt while my home is being rebuilt. It's all very weird. I miss everything about my intact family but I am going on and making the most of my life. I am a full time student, but don't feel comfortable discussing that with difficult child as she dropped out of college and pretty much goofed off for the 2.5 semesters she lasted. Also, because of the fire, I've bought some new clothes recently with the insurance money. She will always comment "Is that new?" - sometimes she's seen me in said shirt or whatever a dozen times, but always the comment.... ALL her life, I put her first when it came to everything. I bought her clothes when she reallly didn't need them (I know, I know) and watched her strew them across her bedroom floor and walk on them. I had two pairs of jeans, a pair of black shoes and a pair of brown shoes ...you get the picture. She is living with her dad by choice. I have a lot of friends and I go out a lot ... and, yes, I have a few new sweaters. She is jealous of that, but I let it just roll off my back. When she repays me for her speeding ticket, brings her bank account out of a negative balance and starts to take care of what she has ... maybe I'll take her shopping! dash [/QUOTE]
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