Dear Queenie,
My son’s in-laws babysit for his children all the time, but he and his wife never ask me to babysit, even though I have offered many times.
I asked my son why they were playing favourites and he explained that his wife doesn’t want me around the children because I smoke.
Queenie, I want to be close to my grandchildren. What can I do?—Lonely Grandma
Dear Grandma,
Stop smoking!
It is well known that smoking is bad for one’s health, and “second-hand” smoke is equally bad for everyone around the smoker. Your daughter-in=law is protecting her children from the possible ill effects on them of your bad habit. So what is more important to you, your cigarettes or your grandchildren?
