I'm going to have to admit I am a BAD parent (and grandparent), but a wonderful son.
This year because of a last minute (well, last weekend) decision, we decided to blow off my kids and grand kids for Christmas and head out of town to spend the holiday in the Keys, and took my elderly mother with us. The elder mother will be 90 years old in 5 months. She still has her mind, and gets around pretty well so we asked her if she wanted to go to the Keys with us. She was more than happy to go and get out of her retirement facility or "old folks home" as I call it. Did not invite my kids and their little ones. Didn't need that headache. Monday on the way home will swing by my stepdaughter's house and see the devil children.
Turns out it was a good decision to come down as it is many (2x2x2x2) degrees warmer here. Even at that we just finally gave in and turned the heat on as it had gotten down to 68 degrees in the house. Unbearable.
One downside, mom is driving me nuts.... but I am trying.