Undiagnosed Conditions

[thokley]

Ten years ago I bought a home within view of my parent's home. Being a single mother, I had to work two jobs. They became babysitters to my eleven year old son. Soon, they began a rigorous campaign to "outbid" me for my son. They would buy him things and tell him that he could only have them as long as he was at their home. Within a short time, he would not come home with me at all. I have argrued, struggled and cried to them about this; but they did not relent.

My son grew up and moved out, and for a time things "settled" into tolerableness between my parents and me.

I moved two hours away from them. My son followed me.

He now has a child of his own, and the competition has begun all over again. They "sneak" down to visit him, give him money and gifts. Then sneak away without speaking to me. In fact, they haven't spoken to me (of their own choosing) since the new baby was born nearly a month ago.

Is there a clinical diagnosis for their psychosis? Is there a way to aproach them and this situation without dragging my grandbaby into it? I have just decided to remove myself from them as much as possible for now, until I can come up with a solution. Is there one????