Boomer grandparent
My dad my child's grandad is completely uninvolved - see's us in Xmas that's it. He came to my house as his dentist is local and just watched tv for 7hrs (child inappropriate) and only said hello to my 3 year old.
My parents are separated but my mum won't have it that my dad does nothing his literally physically and mentally NOT involved with my child yet she's like 'he cares' and I'm like WTF how?
Or if I try to explain certain people in my family should not have had kids they don't speak to their adult children she'll make excuses for them like WTF, why is this generation so hard to get through too. She also thinks she does the most but she 'hangs out with us and just sits and drinks tea' never once unless overly prompted would she sit and play on floor with my child and when I try to discuss it's okay to find play hard etc she gets really angry. FFFFS.
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I understand how you're feeling here.
my mother hasn't ever met my kids nor cares too and my dad is more worried about his drug habit than being present.
& on my partner's side.. well without any exponentiation or reason they have just decided they don't like me and have been taking it out on my children, we don't get invited to family gatherings, Christmas is usually at home alone and they refuse to come to my children's birthdays etc. also they haven't even met my youngest.
So I understand how heart breaking this can be, especially when you see other grandparents more involved, just feels like you don't have any real support and the children are missing out.
I feel like our grandparents were more involved and our parents had way more support 🤷♀️
Stay strong, try not to let them and their actions get to you, and determine the happiness of your family 🤍
I swear Gen X-ers seriously make the worst grandparents! So many are just way too self-absorbed. It's not to say that there aren't plenty of exceptions, I'm talking in general.
It's how they are honestly.... My dad's same, watches tv even when we visit he's in basment, moms coffee and chat type ...gives kids some change to go buy some candy ..if it wasn't for local stop ins in the blue moon or us taking them out there they wouldn't see them lol
Lots of boomers didn't want to be parents in the first place... That's actually sad as too many of us can't rely on their parents or family
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