My eldest stepdaughter lives 15/20 minutes from us. She has two children, seven and two whom we love dearly. Despite making lots of suggestions and invitations to meet up she always has an excuse not too.. On numerous occasions my husband has suggested she pop in for lunch or that we call in to her as she says she always has her hands full. Lately she has become more and more distant and we had already said the next time she contacted us would only be because she needed a babysitter. Sure enough I got a text (she never calls) asking us to babysit. We haven't seen them for three months and this makes us feel very used. (I know it's cutting of your nose to spite your face to say no - but my husband is very cross and will no longer be used in this way. In reply he asked if he could see her and a really hurtful reply came back jumping to all sorts of assumptions and basically telling us we never do anything for her! We are both so hurt and angry. She has alienated not just us but the rest of her close family lately. I guess I'm really just sounding off - I'm expecting to be told we will never see the grandchildren again!
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I am not a nasty person but ……