Dear Annie: We recently moved back to the West Coast to be close to our son and his family. We are available whenever they need sitters for our grandchildren but keep a comfortable distance so as not to be intrusive in-laws. We have our own lives and many friends, in addition to having other family members in the area.

For some reason, our daughter-in-law has been rude and difficult. At Thanksgiving, they invited us, the other set of in-laws and two couples who are good friends. We bro ...

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