We are rarely invited to join, even on Mother’s Day. We were invited on Christmas and Easter, but we bought all the food and did all the cooking.
DEAR AMY: My daughter, who moved to the East Coast for college 15 years ago, recently had a baby.
We upended everything, moved 12 minutes away from our daughter and now watch our grandson four days a week, which is great. There is a known phenomenon in Western cultures called “matrilineal advantage.” This is where a child’s maternal grandparents tend to spend more time with and be closer to grandchildren than the paternal relatives. A major factor is the tendency of mothers to be the “kinkeepers” of their families. They make the arrangements, remember the birthdays, host the occasion dinners , and – yes – provide childcare. They are the linchpins of the family network.
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