Ask Molly Ringwald: I’m sick of my mum, but do my kids have a right to see her?

‘Family is always worth a try. Who knows, through a campaign of compassionate honesty you might be able to repair your own relationship with her, too’

I dislike my mother. I am 41 and I have reached a point where her words, actions and opinions are not something I want in my life any more. But I have two children, aged six and three, and my dilemma relates to them: do they have a right to see their grandmother? She’s not especially awful to them, just uninterested, ambivalent and abrupt. I don’t know what to do.

Even if you don’t particularly like your mother, it’s my opinion that your children do have a right to know her, provided she isn’t abusive and you set some clear ground rules. You may have felt powerless to call her out on her insensitivity when you were growing up; but if you feel that her behaviour is hurting your kids, then be honest with her and let her know.

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