Dear Queenie,
My parents love to attend my kids’ school events and sports and watch from the audience or the stands, but they don’t often get together with them for activities they can do together.
The kids like seeing their grandparents watching from a distance, but would also love to do things together with them, even if it’s just going out for a snack or staying home and watching TV.
Queenie, what can I do about this?—Frustrated mother
Dear Mother,
Tell your parents what you have said to me – you can even show them this letter in the newspaper if you think it will help.
You can suggest some activities your children might like to share with their grandparents, but do not tell them to stop going to watch the children’s school events and sports. Those things are good too, for both the children and their grandparents.
