You want to have positive relationships? Get yourself a gaggle of grandchildren.
“You want to have positive relationships? Get yourself a gaggle of grandchildren.”
I’ve found this to be true. Grandkids are fun. And when you’re tired, you just hand them back and go home.
That only works if you like kids.
When my kids were little, my MIL wasn’t very kind to them, and actually nasty to them. They didn’t care much for her as a result.
When they got a little older she was better because they weren’t as annoying to her as they were when very young. It helped repair their relationships some, but I think the damage had been done.
Now she laments that they don’t want to spend time with her.