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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 446293" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>Who does she think they belong to? Sounds like a very difficult and stubborn woman, and am sending you more ((((HUGS)))) and strength.</p><p></p><p>Again, when she's surprised by how difficult child acts, a few "I told you so"s are in order. </p><p></p><p>For some reason, this also reminded me of a conversation I had with my Aunt (about religion, not kids, but the concept still applies) She accused me of the sin of PRIDE - that I insisted I was right and 'refused' to accept and look at things the 'conventional' way. Much too easy to turn it around, so I did, and accused her of the same thing. I was amazed that she actually backed off.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Obviously she's having a difficult time adjusting to the fact that you are not her obedient little girl any more. Your family is still young. Over time she may get accustomed to her new role as GRANDPARENT and mellow out a bit - we can hope, right?</p><p></p><p></p><p>So I've got a million dollar question. Do you usually go through the usual parental spiel of "Grandma is coming, I expect you to be on your best behavior."? If so, DON'T do it. Let him know they are coming, but don't comment on the behavior. Keep things going as normal as possible so the grands can see how things usually go at your house.</p><p></p><p>I know it's a terrible catch 22 situation. You want a pleasant visit without any difficult child drama, but at the same time, you NEED your parents to see and UNDERSTAND the issues you deal with on a day to day basis. Unfortunately, you can't have both. More (((((HUGS))))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 446293, member: 11965"] Who does she think they belong to? Sounds like a very difficult and stubborn woman, and am sending you more ((((HUGS)))) and strength. Again, when she's surprised by how difficult child acts, a few "I told you so"s are in order. For some reason, this also reminded me of a conversation I had with my Aunt (about religion, not kids, but the concept still applies) She accused me of the sin of PRIDE - that I insisted I was right and 'refused' to accept and look at things the 'conventional' way. Much too easy to turn it around, so I did, and accused her of the same thing. I was amazed that she actually backed off. Obviously she's having a difficult time adjusting to the fact that you are not her obedient little girl any more. Your family is still young. Over time she may get accustomed to her new role as GRANDPARENT and mellow out a bit - we can hope, right? So I've got a million dollar question. Do you usually go through the usual parental spiel of "Grandma is coming, I expect you to be on your best behavior."? If so, DON'T do it. Let him know they are coming, but don't comment on the behavior. Keep things going as normal as possible so the grands can see how things usually go at your house. I know it's a terrible catch 22 situation. You want a pleasant visit without any difficult child drama, but at the same time, you NEED your parents to see and UNDERSTAND the issues you deal with on a day to day basis. Unfortunately, you can't have both. More (((((HUGS)))) [/QUOTE]
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