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Generosity is a funny thing. While nobody who is genuinely generous is looking for a repayment, oftentimes recognition is the least a recipient can do. Offspring are rarely grateful for the help, care, and money that parents provide, but once you become a parent yourself, the sacrifices required to be a good parent should become wildly apparent. You could say that, “Game recognizes game.”
It's for this reason that becoming a grandparent is such a cool experience. You get to see the child that you raised raise another human being, interjecting with lavish birthday gifts and a touch of spoiling. Grandparents love to spoil their grandchildren whenever possible, ignoring their own rules from back in the day in order to give the new kiddo in their lives the biggest smile they've ever seen. Grandparents would do just about anything for that little shrimp, so when it becomes clear that their kid would rather spoil themselves than their own offspring, the dilemma of parenting and grandparenting opens a rift in the family structure so unavoidably enormous, that the elephant in the room can easily squeeze through.
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"[I told] my daughter a trip for fun was a no go"
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From the Author
"You can't pick your family, but you can choose how to respond to the people in your life who love you. Recognizing that another person has made sacrifices to your benefit is crucial to being a grateful recipient of another person's generosity. Although it can be nice to put yourself first in life, by rewarding and celebrating successes, perhaps before doing that, think about the people in your family who have put your needs before theirs: It might be time to celebrate their sacrifices instead of your own."
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