It is terrible to be away from grandchildren. I live only 100 miles away but being ill and not being physically able to travel or even play made it really hard but it sounds as though youve already established a strong bond (inside)h -- HarmyBoard LifeStyles

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Date Posted: 21:11:49 09/29/14 Mon
Author: mkim
Subject: It is terrible to be away from grandchildren. I live only 100 miles away but being ill and not being physically able to travel or even play made it really hard but it sounds as though youve already established a strong bond (inside)h
In reply to: jenks-who feels like she's in mourning 's message, "I need some cheer me ups! My son has transferred to work in Hilton Head, South Carolina. He leaves this Sunday to be there by himself until Thanksgiving when he will be back to get his wife and my only grandchild who is 4 years old, and the love of my life. I live in the Adirondacks of NYS so the trip is very long by car and very expensive by plane, plus renting a hotel to stay there. I have little use for the wife so I wouldn't stay with my son whom I love dearly. My heart is broken and I'm devasted. Any words of encouragement or wisdom out there?" on 08:39:01 09/16/14 Tue

Build on it, send little packages that remind him of you and how you love him. And as hard as it may be, you have to figure a way to have a relationship with the boy's mom. I have an ex-daughter-in-law who made my life a misery where my grandchildren were concerned. But I finally accepted the fact that we were different people and we weren't going to be friends, but we both loved those children and slowly but surely we were able to connect in a way that made a stronger relationship with my grandkids happen. She didn't become this great person overnight, but she became someone I could deal with for my grandkids sake. I didn't mean to go off on a toot. LOL. I know this is an awful thing. But with the other good suggestions, I hope mine help. Chin up, kiddo. Oh a d I'm more healthy so I see them more often :)

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[> [> A great big THANKS to all of you. I am SO upset over this that I could scream. The DIL is a PITA, knows all, etc. I tolerate her, but that's my limit. I have Ryan, my grandson, until Nov. 25th and then he's gone South. I'll figure something out, but I'll miss holding, hugging and kissing the real little boy. Even now I'm hearing that my son did NOT want to move, but the pressure from my DIL pushing...he just gave in to preserve the peace. -- jenks, 07:03:51 10/01/14 Wed [1]

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