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Old 05-07-2006, 01:50 PM
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I wouldn't hesitate to set a stronger boundary. Like Zero face to face contact with child for 6 months at a time. This includes interactions with friends etc.

You are doing the right thing and it's better to be safe than sorry. A child who UNDERSTANDS relationships is normal to do all they haev said....but explain to them that it is SHEER COINCEDENCE that they happen to be the grandparents, explain to them that she acts this way to ALL STRANGERS and that she isn't given them special affection like they think. Let them know that and they may feel differently. Have them come in disguise and see her "NORMAL" reaction then! When they are no longer identifiable as 'the grandparents". That would freak me out!
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