Aiden
@allknowing (138327)
India
December 26, 2024 8:33pm CST
Aiden is the grandson of two of my brothers. Confused?
His parents are both the children of my two brothers.
I was the only one who was against it and I did not interact with both the niece and nephew for all these years.
Yesterday he lands up with his father for that extended family meet. Since I had decided to treat the lot as a group and not individually I managed to handle the situation very well. Aiden was all out to reach out to me. What else could I do but accept his warmth and friendliness.
I am not sure if we will ever interact again but he was eager to befriend me and even thrilled when he had to pose with me to take a photo when I handed over a prize for something he had won
Such is life. What say?
His parents are both the children of my two brothers.
I was the only one who was against it and I did not interact with both the niece and nephew for all these years.
Yesterday he lands up with his father for that extended family meet. Since I had decided to treat the lot as a group and not individually I managed to handle the situation very well. Aiden was all out to reach out to me. What else could I do but accept his warmth and friendliness.
I am not sure if we will ever interact again but he was eager to befriend me and even thrilled when he had to pose with me to take a photo when I handed over a prize for something he had won
Such is life. What say?4 people like this
4 responses
@xFiacre (13208)
• Ireland
27 Dec
@allknowing So hard when family members take a path you are convinced is wrong, and of course in this case it is not the child’s fault though he has to bear consequences of parents’s activity.
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@allknowing (138327)
• India
27 Dec
You are right there. But I could not have just had a connection with the little guy and ignore his parents. I am happy I handled the situation to the best of my ability and the kid was extremely happy.
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@allknowing (138327)
• India
27 Dec
I still cannot reconcile and am glad that it did not show on my face.
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@sallypup (61862)
• Centralia, Washington
27 Dec
@allknowing One of my sisters started a mess this year. She must take the first step since she started the nastiness. I know too well about painful family situations.
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@allknowing (138327)
• India
27 Dec
@sallypup What shocked me was that none of the others thought it to be wrong
Hope your issue gets sorted out
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@allknowing (138327)
• India
27 Dec
But ignoring and letting them do what they want may not quite right.
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