in October 2023 Babies 🇬🇧

Relationship with Grandparents

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/07/grandparents-denied-access-granschildren/ Just read this article above about grandparents been denied access to see their grandchildren. In my opinion I think it's incredibly sad that children and grandparents are missing out on having a loving, fun close relationship. Seeing first hand how important that relationship is and can be. I lost my mother and mother in law to cancer. In 2022 and 2018. My two children will never have known their grandmothers. Shortly after my mother died, my father had a heart valve transplant, due to complications ended up with his right leg amputated. He has learnt to walk again, but he has been diagnosed with parkinsons disease and prostate cancer. My father in law lives three hours away. Occasionally comes down to see my two children. Which I am grateful for and so nice he has gotten to know my children. I haven't always seen eye to eye with him and disagree on a few things, but I am willing to put those differences aside, we have a mutual respect. But it is so important he is part of my children's life. As he is most able grandparent. My siblings children have had a lovely relationship with my parents. Have been on holidays, Christmases and have lovely memories of them. My parents adored there then five grandchildren, now seven. Always been very supportive. Life is short, but family and those relationships are so important. Don't let your children miss out.

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There’s got to be more to it than that. You don’t just cut off a parent unless they were an absolute monster to you for decades and won’t apologize.

Yeah take it with a pinch of salt. You don't know what those grandparents are really like. Just because you are a biological grandparents doesn't make you automatically loving or wonderful person. There are some people who are really horrible to their adult children or even their grandchildren but act entitled to receive love that they dont give. I know it must be so sad to lose your mum and I'm sad my son won't get to know my dad but it won't change your situation what other people do. I would let them make their decisions and realise you can't know the full situation until you've lived through it. My mum has contact with my son but honestly she just causes me so much grief, I have to recover from every time I see her and she has dangerous ideas about childcare she tries to pass on as wisdom. She's narcissistic and self obsessed and I can totally understand why some people limit contact for their own sanity.

@Alex That's fair enough and that's very sad that your mum gives you that much pain. What does she say about childcare? I was more talking about people who have had falling out/ arguments with their parents and not letting them see their grandchildren, because of it. Definitely different story with abusive parents etc. No not all parents and grandparents are loving, I agree, but should be given the chance?. But at the same time, if you have a good, respectful relationship with your parents/grandparents. That shouldn't be taken for granted. That's what I'm saying.

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