http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/226424/What-should-the-parent-I-am-mom-do-when-maternal-granmother-suddenly-takes-an-OVERACTIVE-interest in children's school activities. My mom was not around much (she traveled ) when I was growing up. For the past ten years she has been a good grandmother, offering to keep them occasionally on the weekends, but now it is as if she is making up for not being a parent. She interferes to the point of causing a problem for my ex husband and me at school, embarrassing our kids. We have never given her any reason to doubt that we attend all functions yet last year as she was supposed to babysit during back to school night b/c no kids allowed, she showed up half an hour late with my kids she said she "was afraid we would not show up" she does this at school plays soccer games, she retreives them from the car pool line without telling me. The worst, yet. she has become the ally of my ex's new sigother (whom I like) but now she gets all the info on my kids and on me and I feel like it is such an invasion into my life Field day, anything she is there. How do I get her to back do GreatSchools en-us Viclyn Tell her like my daughter told me. If you don't back off you won't see your grandkids anymore. It worked for me! I was doing a lot to help her ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/226424/What-should-the-parent-I-am-mom-do-when-maternal-granmother-suddenly-takes-an-OVERACTIVE-interest?cpage=1#comment_585004 5100.585004 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:38:08 -0700 odachimaster find out if she is having medical problems. this sometimes can be the root of the problem (TIME)if not get with the ex- if possible and sit down with her ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/226424/What-should-the-parent-I-am-mom-do-when-maternal-granmother-suddenly-takes-an-OVERACTIVE-interest?cpage=1#comment_257798 5100.257798 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:05:30 -0700 SuperGrams If she has no reason to think that your ex and you do not attend school functions then I agree that she is out of line. She should not judge ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/226424/What-should-the-parent-I-am-mom-do-when-maternal-granmother-suddenly-takes-an-OVERACTIVE-interest?cpage=1#comment_257666 5100.257666 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:34:45 -0700 1seremen As many parents suggested , set up specific rules.These rules must be reminded to your mother often for her to fully appreciate them. For example, you have a meeting with ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/226424/What-should-the-parent-I-am-mom-do-when-maternal-granmother-suddenly-takes-an-OVERACTIVE-interest?cpage=1#comment_227333 5100.227333 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:04:32 -0700 laura1967 My dad was kinda like that....and i put distance between them(there is more to that, but i do not wish to share), he told my child, he did not have ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/226424/What-should-the-parent-I-am-mom-do-when-maternal-granmother-suddenly-takes-an-OVERACTIVE-interest?cpage=1#comment_226984 5100.226984 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:37:54 -0700 sbozarth23 I know I don't have a lot of advice on this subject but one thing you can do. I had to do it with my son's biological mother was sign ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/226424/What-should-the-parent-I-am-mom-do-when-maternal-granmother-suddenly-takes-an-OVERACTIVE-interest?cpage=2#comment_226746 5100.226746 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:51:47 -0700 GoBuffs Woah!! Set some limits with her. You will probably just have to be honest (nice sit down, before you or your husband lose your cool) where you can be firm ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/226424/What-should-the-parent-I-am-mom-do-when-maternal-granmother-suddenly-takes-an-OVERACTIVE-interest?cpage=2#comment_226730 5100.226730 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:34:41 -0700 MSMomm As suggested below, I would sit down with her and set clear guidelines of your expectations of her. It would scare me to death to arrive at some function to ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/226424/What-should-the-parent-I-am-mom-do-when-maternal-granmother-suddenly-takes-an-OVERACTIVE-interest?cpage=2#comment_226485 5100.226485 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:13:42 -0700 summerblue Whoa - sounds like you need to sit down and have a heart to heart and set up some boundaries.Have you been able to do that, or are you not ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/226424/What-should-the-parent-I-am-mom-do-when-maternal-granmother-suddenly-takes-an-OVERACTIVE-interest?cpage=2#comment_226436 5100.226436 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:23:00 -0700