“It’s probably the way they always do things and always have… don’t ask, because you might not get, buy instead. Ideally, both sets of grandparents should just stay out of it and let their kids plan their own family.”
“True, but that’s not likely to happen, is it? They are used to winning and they will keep trying unless Mike and Soom develop some teeth and a loud bark and tell them to butt out. In fact, I can see Soom doing it, but not Mike… I shouldn’t think he’s stood up to his parents since he cried because he wanted the Beano and they’d bought him the Dandy, or his nanny had.”
They both laughed.
“That wouldn’t surprise me either, but what should I do about it?”
“I’m sorry, but if you don’t think it’s your own place to get involved, then it’s even far less mine. I suppose you have
