Dear Vix,
My son’s wife – the mother to his child (my grandchild) – refuses to see or contact me. Things have been cool between us for some time as she thinks I do not help her (I do not wish to be an interfering mother-in-law, but I do help when asked). However, things came to a head recently at a family funeral when I told my grandchild off for behaving badly – my daughter-in-law flounced off and took the child with her. I have tried to smooth things over by talking to my son and writing letters of apology, even sending flowers – but he supports his wife. Other members of the family have tried to help, but this only seems to have made things worse. The situation is making me very sad, as I love them all. Do you have any idea how I can fix this? I’m dreading Christmas.
