And even if you do get to know what caused their behaviour, you may be confused to understand the level of reaction to something so simple and trivial.
In Jo's case her eldest child stopped all contact because a photo in his wedding album didn't photoshop his bruised eye properly, he thought he looked like a fool...
Her daughter stated we spoiled a surprise birthday party because we wouldn't loan them our car. And the youngest one, well he just had nothing. His wife was left to parrot the gossip she had heard.
These are the values Jo-Anne's youngest is supposed to aspire to. Except he has demonstrated he has none of those qualities.
When I spoke to someone that knew him (Dave), at the units where we were living at the time and told him what he had done to us, Dave had just one word for him, "DOG"
He was so easily manipulated by two stupid women in his life, his sister and his "drama queen" wife.
Grandparent Alienation is not just punishment for the elderly, it also punishes the child.
What lies are told to the child about why their loving Grandparents are no longer around?
What will be the fallout when the child grows old enough to find out the truth? And they will find out.
