It is such a privelege to be a grandparent. But there is no training for dealing with "the other Grandparents". These are good people that want the same thing as you but go about it in a different way. Join the discussion with thoughts on how to deal with this situation.

Remember the Irish old saying, "“A son is a son till he takes him a wife, a daughter is a daughter all of her life.” I am beginning to... ... more

Posted by Sirrot on 02/17/10 at 04:16 PM

7 replies - last reply by genann on 01/21/12 at 08:38 AM

That theory is spot on in my experience. In my case theDIL is only willing to share her children when she wants something (i.e. finan... ... more

Posted by karcar on 11/11/11 at 02:58 PM

Growing up my siblings and I were without Grandparents. I always envied the kids how had them. I was sure when I became a grandparent I... ... more

Posted by BonitaOfBwana on 01/04/11 at 06:03 AM

My grandson's mother (not married to my son) is always breaking plans between my granson and me in favor of her mother's wishes...and i... ... more

Posted by BrodysNonnie on 12/02/10 at 08:23 PM

HELP. My name is Iris. Hi everyone and thank you for your answers to my posting. I recently adopted unofficially an adult son and his w... ... more

Posted by queeniris on 04/29/10 at 10:59 AM

1 replies - last reply by genann on 01/21/12 at 08:20 PM