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godess-clueless's picture

I sent the last step grandchild home in 2004 with a warning that I refused to raise any more in order to keep them out of foster care. [The first 4 yr. of my marriage had been spent taking in SGkids.} By 2006 it had become obvious none of husbands kids ever came over. We have since moved out of state several yrs. ago. FAST FORWARD I have not had contact and hubby sees them once a yr. to take them xmas money. He did get a call from 1 teen last yr.who wanted him to drive down and pick him up so he could spend time with him. The kid wasn't here 1 day before announcing he was planning to move in with us because he was not happy living with his dad and step mom. Our answer was a unified "hell no!!!" Now last night hubby gets a call from another of his granchildren. Strongly hinting around about colleges in our area. Then wanting to have him pick her up to come visit maybe on spring break from high school or summer time. She wants to spend time with grandpa. After he hung up he said he hoped she wasn't thinking of moving in. At that point I had to tell him it was possible she saw my facebook page where I commented that I felt my grandkids were all old enough to enjoy Colonial Williamsburg and D.C. Posted that a few days earlier. Sorry but their days of being treated as my grandchildren are long over. The days of spending my money to take them on vacations are long gone. His daughters should have realized that when they quit coming to see their dad because they did not like me, then the perks of having me be grandma ended. They have their own mom to play that role. Not my fault that unlike me, she does not have family living or working at numerous tourist sites.

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godess-clueless's picture

StepAside-I don't know if his grandaughter saw the remark on face book or if it was pure coincidense that she called a day later for the first time in yrs. Thought the timing was a bit strange. I used to include all his grands in anything I did with mine. But of course he had 7SGK, and I had only one when we married. Must have thought we were the Brady bunch.

purpledaisies's picture

She was talking about her OWN grand kids but his! I mean really why woulod his grand kids even think they were including in that as they don't consider her a grand parent just her dh! I can see where the op was coming from. And even then they see him as money and that is it why else would they not have any contact but once a year and as stated in the op it is for money.