Grandchildren Are a Sore Subject for Friend
Dear Abby | January 26th, 2026 | Letter 2 of 2
DEAR ABBY: My longtime friend has distanced herself over the last two years. Unless I call her or invite her to join us at our vacation home, I hear nothing from her, and we are never invited to visit them. We grew up together, were in each other's weddings, raised our children together and went on many fun trips over the years. When our husbands were hunting together a few weeks ago, her husband told mine that it would be better if we didn't mention our grandchildren to them. All of their children have been married and divorced and have no plans to have children. I know she always wanted to be a grandmother, and I am sorry that didn't happen. Sometimes my grandchildren call while our friends are visiting, and, of course, we have lots of pictures of them around, but we don't talk about them all the time. I don't know how to handle this. I'm hurt that she would cut me off after all these years just because I have grandchildren. -- GAG ORDER IN GEORGIA.
DEAR GAG ORDER: She is not cutting you off because you have grandchildren; she is limiting her time with you because she doesn't, and the phone calls and pictures are depressing for her. A way to handle this would be to see her away from your home so she isn't constantly reminded.
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