Not sure where to put this but,

Welcome to our newish community granzilla.
We are pretty lovely really.

Hi granzilla - 2 yearolds are particularly charming little people aren't they!

Hello, zilla, and welcome!

Yes - welcome Granzilla - you don't have to be eccentric - but it helps!!

Hello and welcome, from a very intermittent poster!

(Just wish I had more time)

I have just joined gransnet 3 grandchildren and unfortunately a dil who is very unfriendly and distant and a son who chooses not to try and make things any better so i have been very interested in reading the forums on grans who also have problems (nice to know i am not the only one), but what i would like to know is other members opinion on the newpaper articles that seem to encourage the mil/dil feud an article i have in mind was in one of mondays daily newspapers about sending flowers and the meanings of such flowers one such bunch was to send to people you don't like and the journalist automatically advised as this would be one to send your mother in law perhaps i am being a bit to sensitive but i find these articles upsetting and they always seem to written by women did anyone see this article and if so what did they think

Hello Tinfar. What an interesting first post (?) . I think you are right that there is a lot of stereotyping of MILs. Goes back to the old Les Dawson type jokes maybe? These were about power struggle/competition in the traditional working class family maybe?
I guess there is always a potential power shift when young adults get married and another one when grandchildren arrive.
I agree absolutely that this can be difficult enough without journalists or comedians stirring up enmity between the generations. But there are so many examples e.g. business people are all baddies, or in the American movies all British people are either evil or posh or both. Silly media people and not worth getting upset about though?

Welcome Granzilla and Tinfar.

You are right when you say not worth getting upset about; journalists do like to stereotype, have to take these articles for what they are tongue in cheek bit hard to do though when you are in a situation i just think here we go again another message to convey that it is quite acceptable & the norm to treat your mil as the enemy thanks for the welcome greenmossgiel

Welcome granzilla and tinpar

Welcome Granzilla and Tinfar ...there are many friendly and helpful on Gransnet.

Welcome zilla and tin come and join the mad house

Welcome Granzilla and Tinfar.
I am an ex Mumsnetter and transferred to here when it started. I occasionally look back at Mumsnet and now can't see why I was so hooked on it. I find everybody much more interesting and likeable on here!!

PS. I suppose it's something to do with being within the right age group although I do like to think that I'm not out of touch with younger folks. Having just written the post previously, it sounds as though I must be!!

Hello zilla and tin!

Welcome granzilla and tinfar. great to have you here.

Hi to granzilla and tinfar hoping you will enjoy some of our virtual day's out don't be to shocked at our antic's we are a mad lot when the vino gets flowing.

Hello granzilla and tinfar lovely to 'meet' you - welcome..........

Welcome granzilla and tinfar you are in for an interesting time on Gransnet

Thank you all for such a warm and friendly welcome.

Welcome granzilla and tinfar. I only joined in May, but found everyone very friendly.

janthea not seen you for a while, are you ok?

Welcome granzilla and tinfar - join the madhouse!!

Hi granzilla and tinfar I hope you enjoy yourselves here. Half an hour looking at the postings on gransnet ought destroy anyone's blind acceptance of stereotypes – whether of grannies, in-laws or pretty much anything else.