How strange....I thot I'd posted a reply...a really long reply and it's not here. The short of it is there's a lot of baggage...

We live a long way from each other and his mother is a very controling person....We had hoped that as he grew older, he'd be able to cut the apron strings but he can't/won't/doesn't want to.......

After our son died, his ex controlled the visiting, the phone calls, the emails, and.....well you get the picture.

So I don't know how he feels...I can imagin how he feels, having a father who'd kill himself when I was only 8 years old!!!!

His other grandmother calls me occasionally to tell me of our grandson. "He's married, he's divorced, He has a new wife and she's pregnant...and finally the call...you have a new great grandson.

I sent a card with a note..."It's hard for me to believe that your dad would be a grandpa if he were alive." No response.

I sent a gift with a note...Your father would be so proud...no response.

I guess I'm not supposed to mention my son...I guess he doesn't want to hear that or talk about that or maybe his mother doesn't want him to.