Our son is the only one of his generation across both my and my husband's extended family, with the exception of my mother+stepfather's household, where my stepfather's grandchild is a regular visitor (and she's about 16 months older than my child).
Some family combinations are easier than others, like his grandmothers and certain aunts & uncles who seem happy to take on distraction/play/childcare for a time on every visit. I probably shouldn't name+shame the ones who don't, who make me feel awkward and disruptive when my child is being a child.
I will say that over the last few years, I've learned to make less effort to spend time with the relatives that make me/child feel out of place, and much more effort for those who make us welcome.
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Date: 2011-12-29 09:56 am (UTC)Some family combinations are easier than others, like his grandmothers and certain aunts & uncles who seem happy to take on distraction/play/childcare for a time on every visit. I probably shouldn't name+shame the ones who don't, who make me feel awkward and disruptive when my child is being a child.
I will say that over the last few years, I've learned to make less effort to spend time with the relatives that make me/child feel out of place, and much more effort for those who make us welcome.