I hadn't thought of that. But she does it with good news too (sorry I don't mention that as well--I was feeling long-winded). She's got a new job and started this new fitness challenge and mom doesn't let we get a word in about that either. I wonder if it got worse after the illnesses though... Worth asking her maybe.Some parents don't take the mortality of their kids well. It may be a weird coping mechanism on her part.
When we lived in San Diego, my in-laws were just over an hour away in Anaheim. My parents live in NJ. My mom (or both of my parents if my dad closed the business down) flew out to see us 3 or 4 times as often as my in-laws came to see us. Even when they did, they would stay for about 30 minutes and leave. They've been to Hawaii once while we've been here and barely spent time with us despite it being Christmas. My parents, separately or together, have come out here about 5 times. As a matter of fact, they're planning to visit again in April.My mother in-law is half hour away and my fil is about 45 min away and they never come over of have us and the kids over. On the other my parents are 3.5 hrs away and we see them every 2 months or so. Some people are just not good at relationships.