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Estrangement

Very distraught and I’m not sure where to go

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AGAA4 Tue 21-Jan-20 14:58:32

This is very hurtful for you. To be excluded from your family is tragic. I don't know the background to what has happened so can only suggest that you write a letter/e-mail and tell them how much you love them and would like to hear from them sometimes. I sense your anxiety but it is best if you don't demand to know what is happening in their lives. Take it slowly. Don't push too hard. Find other interests and take a softly softly approach. Wishing you lots of luck and hope you will be reunited soon

Leaannbo Tue 21-Jan-20 14:37:04

Just to let you know I am American. I have a daughter who is 36 and married to a gentleman in the US AirForce. So distance can be very challenging. However,they are stationed nearby.They married young and had 4 children all with huge age differences and I have been excluded from everyone. I wasn’t told that my oldest grandson had joined the military. To be fair I am not as supportive of the military as other people maybe. I wasn’t told that he was stationed in the UK. I wasn’t told his wife was expecting my first great grandchild. She was and her husband and younger kids spent the Christmas season in the UK and once again I wasn’t told until I invited them to my house for the holiday. I spent Christmas alone.
This morning I was at a local cafe when one of my daughter’s best friends approached me and asked how my granddaughter was. I responded that she was doing very well. Daughter’s best friend then informed me that daughter and granddaughter were in an auto accident and granddaughter was hospitalized with a broken arm and is now awaiting surgery. I drove to the hospital to visit granddaughter and they had no record of her being there. That’s when I called my daughter demanding an explanation to what was going on and why I was being denied needed information reguarding my granddaughter. She told that this was not her business and I had no right to know and that I needed to stop making everything about myself. She hung up. A few minutes later my son in law came downstairs and told me to leave immediately before they had security remove me. Nurse’s station did call security but I left before they arrived. I have no idea why they have treated me so shabbily over the years and are now excluding me so much. I’m hurt,angry all at once. What can I do?