Dear Dr. Meg,

I read your blog, Why Children (of all ages) Need Grandparents. It brings tears to my eyes, and I’d like to reach out to you for advice, or perhaps you’ve addressed this in a former blog?

My two sons and I have had a close relationship as a family unit, with extended family and our church friends all throughout their childhood. When my oldest son married six months after meeting his now wife, we welcomed her into the family. He explained there were issues from her childhood that we needed to be patient with and help her, which I understood and reached out to help in every way. He was in the Army and they lived in other cities which were 13 hours away from me. After they were married for two years, they moved home with me for 4 months and brought their new baby. My daughter-in-law’s brother tagged along since he had no job and was on “vacation” from where they are from in Canada. During that time, we all seemed to get along with no major issues.

About four years into their marriage, we were planning for me to move closer to them to help…