Mean Daughter-in-law

GrandmaFaye, you are so right and you are most definitely not a coward. But if you do say anything, she will almost certainly keep your grandchild from you. This has happened to me. I challenged my daughter-in-law about something awful that she said to my granddaughter and she has kept her and her siblings from me and hasn't spoken to me herself, since. The marriage has since broken up, but my son is just being weak and doing nothing to resolve the situation. I have written to her, text, emailed, asking her to consider the effect on the children, all to no avail. It is very cruel and I am heartbroken by it.

I am sorry Nannyshell59. People like that are so selfish. They really don’t care about the children or they would not behave that way. I believe children have a right to see grandparents unless of course they are being abused by them in some way.

I believe keeping a child from a loving grandparent is actually a form of emotional abuse.

My best to you

Hello, My son has custody of my gd. She lives with him and her stepmom full-time.
The way she is treating your DGD is worrying.

We had a family living near us years ago (all the children were of the same parents) but for some reason the girl was treated differently to the boys - very badly in fact, and at 16 she ran away from home and never came back.

I hope you can maintain a good relationship with your DGD (as well as your DGS) and that she knows she can come to you if she needs to Faye.
Poor girl, I feel sorry for her, none of this is her doing, it is the adults in her life who have caused the problems and she is being used as a scapegoat.

Yes, I think you will have to grit your teeth and maintain a civil relationship with your DIL or else it could be worse for your DGD.

Jalima1108,

I totally agree with you . I do believe she would make things worse for my sweet Gd... Thank you so much for responding.

Perhaps I shouldn't have said about our neighbour's DD - I am sure your DGD will have you to turn to.
In fact, I'm sure that the neighbour's DD was fine in the end; her father was too cowed to stand up for her.

Jalima1108,

As long as I live and am able she certainly will have me to come too.

Blessings