Actions Speak Louder Than Words

I know that I shouldn't allow these things to get to me after almost six years - but they are HUGE button triggers for me.

My daughter's grandparents (her father's folks) gave her a birthday gift with a letter stating how important she is and how much they care and blah, blah, blah. I got an email asking if we received their parcel and asking me to send recent photos of my daughter because Grandma's mother wants to see the pictures and because my daughter is so important to them.

My blood boiled! If my daughter is so important to them (as they claim); then why is it that they have never called her in almost six years? Sure they send a small gift at Christmas and on her birthday, but nothing else.

They never write to she how she is doing. They have yet to call to speak to her or try to get to know her. They only see her when they are out visiting their son. Actions speak louder than words and right now their actions do not indicate what the are saying.

All they are doing is sending mixed messages to my daughter and making things more confusing for her. I see where her father gets his ideology from . . . his mother.