I have three grandchildren, two granddaughters aged 5 and 3, my son's children, who live abroad and a grandson, my daughter's child, also aged 3 who lives closer to home, though not where I live. I have a fantastic relationship with my grandson who is always delighted to see me and tells me how much he has missed me. He is chatty and rewarding and I look forward to spending time with him. However, my elder granddaughter and I do not enjoy such a happy relationship. She is relatively fine for the first day or so when they come to stay, but after that it is downhill all the way with her being generally unpleasant and rude and really not wanting very much to do with me. To a lesser extent the same applies to her younger sister. Both girls are extremely attached to their parents in a way that I think makes it difficult to find a way in. I have wondered for a long time quite what the problem is and my most recent thinking is that she is jealous of the relationship I have with my son, just the usual mother/son relationship so nothing really to make her jealous. As I am widowed, there is no grandfather to add to the mix. She and my son have an exceptionally close relationship. Whatever the reason, of course I find it very hurtful, especially as I only see them for short periods maybe a couple of times a year, although we do Skype every week. It certainly doesn't make me want to spend time with her. I have accepted that this is the way she is and that hopefully things will improve as she gets older - although of course they may not. I just wonder whether anyone else has experienced this.
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