Carolyn Hax: Parents keep pushing ‘better school district’ for grandkids
| A power struggle between wealthy parents and their married daughter over the grandkids' education is spilling out onto the rest of the family. |
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| | | |  |  | | Advice to help you tackle life's problems. | | | | | |  (Nick Galifianakis for The Post) | Hi, Carolyn: My sister lives in a bad school district with her husband and 4-year-old and 2-year-old kids. My wealthy parents have given Sister a large amount of money in the hopes they will use it to buy a house in a neighborhood with a better school district. Sister has made it clear that, based upon her husband's recommendation, they will not be moving, which is obviously their right. This has created significant tension in the family that gets worse as the kids approach school age. Mom, who is very close to her grandkids, continually tries to persuade Sister to change her mind, which only results in arguments and tears. Mom is genuinely heartbroken that she can't help her grandkids get a better education, but she seems intent on ruining her relationship with Sister while fighting for her mission. How can I persuade Mom to let it go? — Anonymous | | | Never miss another chatSign up here to get an email notification whenever Carolyn goes live. | | | Want more?Carolyn's been writing her advice column for two decades. Explore the archives below. | | | | | | | | | |
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