DGS unhappy about convos not involving him

Wrong thread, sorry!

I find time to talk to our daughters on the phone, when out with them, or when their children are well occupied.

Indeed, interrupting is rude.

However out GC have trivia they very much want to tell to us - our daughters really can wait as they've lots of time for and means of communication.

I post this knowing nothing our daughters talk to me about "impromptu" is important anyway or they would have given thought to the timing and their childrens desires to be in the mix with me.

Perhaps not everyone agrees, opinions differ, as usual.

Children should not interrupt adult conversations.

However, ignoring children is wrong too.

Can you visit DD sometimes when DGS is at school, HappyBut?

i agree with Anneeba.

See if you go back and read op, does it actually say he interrupts, i don't see that? It says he has said to his mother afterwards that he feels invisible.

Can we please stop ragging on the kid for interrupting?

One of my grandchildren is a singleton and a gentle good natured little boy (6) who is very outgoing and friendly .
I don’t get to see my D as often as I might like so I like to catch up with her, but she is also very tactful and aware that the little chap can feel left out if the grown ups just talk amongst themselves.
I saw them for lunch on Sunday and was only there for 3 hours or so (long drive to Norfolk and didn’t want to do all the return journey in the dark.) She reminded me that he had really been looking forward to seeing me and was sad that I couldn’t stay over ( couldn’t get dog care) and quietly asked me to give him lots of attention. She was right of course- we can sometimes forget that when we see our AC and the relationship between grandparent and child is a very precious one.

MawtheMerrier

One of my grandchildren is a singleton and a gentle good natured little boy (6) who is very outgoing and friendly .
I don’t get to see my D as often as I might like so I like to catch up with her, but she is also very tactful and aware that the little chap can feel left out if the grown ups just talk amongst themselves.
I saw them for lunch on Sunday and was only there for 3 hours or so (long drive to Norfolk and didn’t want to do all the return journey in the dark.) She reminded me that he had really been looking forward to seeing me and was sad that I couldn’t stay over ( couldn’t get dog care) and quietly asked me to give him lots of attention. She was right of course- we can sometimes forget that when we see our AC and the relationship between grandparent and child is a very precious one.

Precisely what I was inarticulately attempting to say.

Our GC want us to talk to them, not our daughters. GC have important minutia to pass along - "Do you know it's autumn? All the leaves are falling up the beeeeg and widdle trees, lets go collect leaves."

We can phone our daughters, not even talk about coloured leaves.