DEAR ERIC: My three daughters have grown children and celebrate their children’s birthdays by each family going out to dinner with its immediate members. When my grandchildren were small, the families had at-home celebrations to which I was always invited. I miss those times, especially since I am no longer invited to the out-to-dinners, at which I would gladly pay for my meal. Is it too much to ask to be included in celebrating my grandchildren?

– Wants to Celebrate

DEAR CELEBRATE: It’s certainly not too much to ask. Now, forgive me for posing what might be a simplistic question, but have you asked if you can come along?

As your daughters shifted their families’ plans, it may not have occurred to them that you’d want to come, especially with a restaurant dinner being less of an event t

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