I need advice about my in-laws. My DD will be 3 months on Saturday. Since being born my MIL has seen her twice(for a total of about an hour) and FIL has not seen her at all. They leave 2 hours north of us and keep asking when we are bringing the baby up there. They constantly write on her photos on fb how beautiful she is and how much they love her. I know it shouldn't bother me but I just don't think it's right. If they wanted to see her that much I feel they should put forth the effort to see her.
My FIL never only sees his other grandchild at Christmas and his birthday and then gets surprised when the kid cries and runs away from him. I've tried to explain how this bothers me to my husband but he doesn't see it as a problem.
Does anyone else have problems like this?
Re: Deadbeat in-laws
I think this especially bothers me because my dad passed away 4 years ago and I know if he were still alive he would take every opportunity possible to see his grandkids.
Anyways, i sympathize, and we just gotta let them do what they want to do because theyre the ones missing out!
My mom also acts like "Grandma of the Year." She puts on a good show on Facebook and in front of people. I would never say otherwise because I'm not that way. However, I can see my LO not bonding with my parents. We FaceTime once a week (initiated by me), and he gets more fussy each time. I think it's because he doesn't recognize her voice or that the activity isn't stimulating enough. Whatever the case, DH and I will take LO to visit them a few times a year, but we aren't going above and beyond.