Welcome to new members

Hello all
Just joined!
Looks a bit complicated, but I'm sure in time it'll gel lol

Hello Magicnonna We are not complicated at all . We are all lovely (most of the time*

Welcome, Magicnonna . If I can master Gransnet anyone can! Good luck!

Thanks all,
This site is full of interesting things looking forward to being a part of it

Just a reminder to any Liverpool and Wirral Gransnetters - we are having our first meet up on 4th May at Port Sunlight Garden Centre. All welcome!

Hello and welcome Magicnonna, hope you enjoy gransnet. Sure you will get the hang of it soon but you can always ask for help if you need it. Have a lovely evening.

Just joined today. I have a problem with my DIL. My son does not see the two boys and I have tried to support them. Meetings with the rest of my family have been scarce because of problems with my son and historical stuff. DIL has always tried to do the right thing by letting the family see the boys for gatherings but grudgingly. She says that my daughters never saw the boys when they were growing up so why see them now? - true to a certain extent. She is now very anti them and has said she does not want to be at family gatherings although she will bring the boys if someone will take them home. The boys are 9 and 11. This has caused a lot of bad feeling and I seem to be in the middle of it trying to just do what I can for the boys. I cannot control how everyone else behaves. DIL and I have had a strained relationship since all this happened. I want to put it right as far as I am concerned. Any ideas anybody?

Hello and welcome to GN, Sixtysomethinggran . Do you mind if I make a suggestion? This welcome thread attracts very few readers, so to get the benefit of the wonderful GN wisdom it might be best to start a new thread under a relevant heading. Your type of problem is unfortunately not uncommon. There will be plenty of grans who will identify with your story. I expect you have to tread very carefully to avoid all contact with the boys being denied, and any intervention on your part might not be welcome. You may have to wait until the boys are old enough to make their own choices. I hope the situation improves in the near future.

Thanks for your input.I will try doing it that way if I can work it out!! Bit of a dinosaur!!

Hello to anyone who may read this. I am a new member and this is my first post, to introduce myself, although I have been lurking for ages. I have two grown up sons and four grandchildren...guess their gender ! I'm just saying a hi to all at the moment but hope to contribute with a little more confidence later.

Hello and welcome MrsAllboys . Five of my six grandchildren are boys. I hope that now you have broken the ice you will enjoy all that GN has to offer. If you are like me you might prefer to ignore the political threads unless you have a thick skin !

Thankyou shysal for your words of welcome. Yes, interested though I may be I wouldn't dare post on the political threads! But hope to venture out on others. I have found lots of extremely useful information and also lots of hilarity. So it's just a question of plucking up the courage.

Hello ladies, im feeling dreadfully unhappy & would welcome your opinions... im 56 & have been married for 37 years.. have a wonderful daughter, son, daughter in law & little granddaughter, this week I walked away from my family home after an episode of my husbands insulting hateful comments, he has often been controlling however, we ran a business for many years, he was always the'man of the house' and I just got on with it as loved my family deeply, on new years day I lovingly cooked a family meal & it was a super happy day, after everyone left, my husband became abusive in tone, insulted the meal,.. ran me down.. ran my daughter in law down...& was downright nasty to say the least.. he has ignored me since... sat with his back to me, & made me feel like an outcast so I walked out & am staying at my dear dads house(87) who ive looked after since mum passed away 7 years ago. I feel gutted at my husbands attitude, we spoke today & I explained how nasty he had been & that I wasnt ready to go home just yet, as he has quite an explosive temper. He has this evening text me to say he will put the house up for sale, move near my son & daughter & paint a pretty poor image of me etc... I feel rock bottom & just dont know what to do.. go home & carry on.. keep quiet as my daughter is soon to be engaged & daughter in law expecting baby in april.. or consider separation as his controlling behaviour, temper has taken its toll on my confidence & has pretty much shattered me..

I'm nanny G and my oppos are nanny whatever THEIR name or nickname is.

Welcome to the latest newbies.

cheefullizzy, what an awful time you are having. Having been there and got the T-shirt I would advise seeing a solicitor to find out where you stand, and securing your finances before making any decisions about your future. You may not be able to trust your husband even if you think him honourable.
Might I suggest that you start a new thread under perhaps 'Relationships' as this one gets little attention? You will then find plenty of advice and sympathy.
I hope you will resolve matters one way or the other.

Hi Everyone. Looking forward to enjoying all gransnet has to offer.

Hello, Curly63, welcome . I am sure you will enjoy the site, but be warned, it can be addictive! I waste spend far too many hours reading the threads.

Thank you for your welcome. I know what you mean there are some very good threads going on ?