We haven't always lived very close to them, but we have always had at least one (often more) family holiday a year with my parents-in-law and always got together with them at birthdays and Christmases. As a consequence our children have grown up seeing a lot of their grandparents and the big occasions in their lives (e.g. graduation, weddings) have all included their grandparents. Once they got to be teenagers my children and parents-in-law began to arrange their own meetings outside of big family events and this has continued. My father-in-law goes sailing with my youngest son and attends financial seminars with my oldest; my mother-in-law goes shopping with my youngest daughter and I think at some stage all of my children have been on holiday post-teens with their grandparents.
Relationships can't be forced and young people need time to spread their wings - but the love invested in them when they were younger will never be wasted and hopefully will be remembered with a fondness that eventually causes them to want to get in touch more often.
Harry and Meghan ‘royal’ tour of Nigeria.
Forgetting where you left your keys does not mean you are “losing it”