Dear Abby: My daughter has all these rules about my grandson, and it’s so stressful for me
DEAR ABBY: My daughter won’t allow me to have a relationship with my toddler grandson without constantly interfering. Everything is “no.”
She says things like: “Don’t bring him a toy every time you come over — no more toys. No TV. Don’t play the (kids) music too loud. No, he cannot go outside; there are bugs or it’s too hot. Don’t give him milk now. Don’t give him a snack.”
I have to ask her permission for everything, and it is so stressful. When I tell her, “But you buy him toys,” she responds...