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Problems with my adult son part 2

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Sago Thu 25-Jan-24 09:05:07

I think it would be better for everyone if you just see your son and family and daughter and family separately.
Resist all temptation to be a matchmaker and don’t discuss your daughter with your son and vice versa.
My late MIL drove me mad forever banging on about how wonderful my SIl and children were and trying to make us all friends, it just drove a bigger wedge, since my MIL died we all get on much better.

sodapop Thu 25-Jan-24 09:01:53

I would let things settle now Notjustaprettyface your son and daughter need to sort this out for themselves. Pushing the families together is not helpful. Enjoy time with them separately and things may improve. It's hard to see your children at odds with each other I know but you have to leave them to it now.

tanith Thu 25-Jan-24 09:00:29

As dragonfly says it’s not job to fix them. Why would you invite them for lunch when you already know they are at odds.
See them separately and hope they see sense. What you want maybe ideal to you but it’s really up to them maybe they just don’t like each other much which happens in families.

Grandmabatty Thu 25-Jan-24 08:59:25

You cannot force a situation where they both come to your house at the same time. You risk losing contact with both your children. Please leave them to sort it out or not. Stop interfering with their relationship or lack of. I understand it's hurtful for you to see your children at loggerheads, but don't bring it up with either of them. Your son is already angry at you.

Notjustaprettyface Thu 25-Jan-24 08:54:22

Hello dragonfly 46
Thanks for your reply
But what do I do about inviting them together for a Sunday lunch. ,which I like to do ?
What if my daughter says she doesn’t want to come ?

dragonfly46 Thu 25-Jan-24 08:43:57

I would go to the zoo and try and enjoy it. Unfortunately it is not up to you to fix the relationship between your son and daughter. They need to do that themselves.
You have to accept that they are not going to be best friends however much you would like them to be.
I would keep well out of it, if not you could lose your son.

Notjustaprettyface Thu 25-Jan-24 08:37:46

I posted mid December about the problems I was having with my adult son .
I received lots of replies for which I am grateful and I took on board some of your advice so we did make up .
Although I think the stress of it all was a factor in me having to go into hospital over new year .
But anyway , just over a month later , problems have resurfaced again .
It’s my son’s child s birthday tomorrow so my GC and on Saturday , they want to take her to the zoo ; they have invited me and the other grandparents. Unfortunately, my husband can’t come as he is still in a nursing home .
My daughter so my sons sister would have liked to come as she has a free pass for that zoo and 3 young kids to keep happy on a January afternoon.
My son has said a firm no to this request and my daughter knows this although he hasn’t had the courage to tell her to her face.
I stand with my daughter on this as I would have loved to go out with all 4 grandchildren and I want them to be close as cousins.
Looking back. The problems always seem to be around my daughter so I think my son is jealous of her and he is jealous of how close I am to her children .
I am going to the zoo on Saturday but it will be tense as I really don’t agree with what he’s done
His wife , my DiL is not saying anything but I suspect she says a lot behind the scenes although I can’t prove it
So I have told my son how I feel and this has triggered another row and him saying a lot of hurtful things to me and being mildly threatening regarding me seeing them inc the gc
So here we are
I am very worried about the future for our family , my daughter doesn’t want anything to do with him now and I don’t know how this relationship can be repaired

I feel he ought to phone his sister and if not apologise at least explain to her his decision about the zoo
I wanted a close family but it looks like I can’t achieve it
What do you think.?