A reader asks Dear Abby how to deal with a daughter and granddaughter who both seem to be holding grudges.
Dear Abby: I missed my daughter's and granddaughter's weddings because the both fell right after I had cancer surgery. Is it right that they hold grudges? My daughter married her second husband in 2004. Because I was having cancer treatments with all the side effects, I didn’t go to her wedding. Fast-forward to 2011. My granddaughter got married two weeks after I had another cancer surgery.
I have never met my great-granddaughter or my granddaughter’s husband, and she hasn’t spoken to me in almost 10 years. I don’t understand why. Am I wrong to think they are unreasonable, or should I have dragged myself to the weddings anyway? They have never asked how I am doing health wise, despite the fact I had heart surgery for a double aortic aneurysm and aortic valve replacement two years ago.
My daughter recently told me she has tried very hard to have a relationship with me. I blurted out, “When?” Abby, what’s your take?
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