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That happened to my children when they were young too!!!!.. Trust me when I say what goes around, comes around. Just Do Not allow this to eat you up, playing games with children's feelings will be a very high price to pay!!!! Everything will work out at the end.
if it makes any difference, my paternal grandparents forget me and my brother all the time... they also forgot my dad quite a bit. middle child syndrome in the 50s and 60s I suppose.
I realize that this is not the same as a grandparent forgetting, but we had a dear aunt who used to forget my DSis and my birthdays every year. She would finally give us cards for our birthdays when she gave my DBrother his gift (her godson). We both noticed this, but never said anything. I don't know if my parents ever said anything (she raised my father). But, my parents raised us to be forgiving and my sister and I took care of my aunt this past year before she died and I got to see what a wonderful person she was. I don't know why she did what she did, but I didn't let it affect the way I was to her and I am glad. If I had, I wouldn't have gotten to know some great history of her youth.
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Oh gosh, I'm so sorry that happens to your poor son! How awful! Growing up, my brother and I were kind of in your son's shoes. My grandparents on both sides (with the exception of my great grandmother who was WONDERFUL) really couldn't have cared less about us. No birthday stuff (not even a card or phone call), no Christmas stuff, nothing. EVER. I did get something from my paternal grandpa when I graduated HS, so I guess that put me above my poor brother who got nothing! It was hurtful and made me sad when they would brag about the things they did for my cousins and my step grandmother's kids and grandkids, but the good thing is that we learned the be even more appreciative of those who DID love us and the gifts we received. So, in the end, it made us stronger. I hope it works like that for your son as well. I would imagine it's probably more hurtful to you than to him. It was with my parents, anyway. Give your ds a big hug for me and I'm sending a cyber hug to you as well!
I'm so sorry for your son. I know it hurts you that they do that to your son, it's hard but sometimes you just have to let it go. What goes around comes around.
I kind of have a similar situation, as I've always felt that in my DH's parents house, my 3 kids are treated differently from the others grandkids. It hurts me and sometimes I feel like saying something but how's that gonna help, it's not like they're going to change. My 2 youngest hardly notice but my oldest does. My mom is always telling to not worry, that my kids have all the grandparent love they need from them. Then my MIL wonders why my kids prefer spending time with my parents. Gee, I wonder why?
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