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Date Posted: 23:00:05 04/16/03 Wed
Author: deltim
Subject: Ugh, my mom is mad at me...

I'm not sure what to do. I have never been close with my mom, and I really don't enjoy visiting her, but I try for the kids. Since we have been here in WI we have visited her about 4 times, the last being this week-end when she asked us up for a party for my little brother's marriage. By the way, there was no party and my brother never came. She has been down to visit us about 4 times as well, once to help us move.

The past two summers she has asked if she could have the older kids up for a week. But there is nobody to watch them during the day and their yard is full of child dangers (it literally looks like a junkyard, at least 4 abandoned vehicles and broken stuff everywhere). We have always politely said maybe next year, not giving her a real reason... just that they were busy... which they are.

My oldest did spend a week up with my older sister last summer, and my DS (dear son) just told grandma about it this visit. My sister wanted DS for herself and she doesn't get along with mom, so we hadn't told her that DS was up there. Then we only spent one night up there and the kids wanted to stay with my older sister, so they did. DH and I were at a hotel, so nobody stayed with grandma. My older sister has 4 kids though, so I can see why the kids wanted to be there.

Anyway... I forgot to email mom and tell her we made it home Sunday. Today I get this email...

Hi checking to see if you made it home okay? HAPPY BIRHDAY DEL****. Just a word about the kids , I wont ask for them to come anymore, so you dont have to keep on saying no, I will wait untill they are old enough to come on there own. sound like you dont want them at my house anyway. Its their lost if they dont know their Grandparents.This the last time I will try and have the family together, so if any event comes up I wont ask you guys to come home. I guess I raised you kids all wrong nobody seems to get along. they say the mother holds the family together so I guess its all my fault. I will still write by I wont make the first move. nobody has time well I am just as busy. By Mom

-- I am thinking I will just ignore it. Maybe just send her a generic email tomorrow. We did spend time with her while we were up there... at least 8 hours (we were up only 24 hours).

Any thoughts?

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