Accepting the relationship on the relative’s terms was a “foot in the door” to a renewed relationship. As time went on, the terms were relaxed as trust was built. Polly shook her head and laughed: And you know what? All these stipulations? They all fizzled. All went up in smoke and everything turned out fine. My husband now has a nice relationship with my grandkids. When I babysit, my daughter and her husband come home to a clean house, cooked food, and so how can you complain? The children are happy, they tell my daughter they love being with their grandma, so the original rules just went
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