I think this is my first post to you, but I have followed along and just never knew what to say, but I've silently stood back and supported you from afar. But I want to comment, because I think you letter may come across as complaining to them about their son. So I wanted to give it a go and see if I could come up with something from a different pov.

In-laws,

I realize that the breakdown in my R with your son is going to change my R with you in the future, I still stand in disbelief when I think about the last 18 months and how much has changed.

I am reaching out to you because I am facing having to make a decision that is going to devastate your granddaughter19, and I want to make sure that I do everything I can to keep her from experiencing more loss in her life. She has never been happier than she is being in college, she's made dean list last 2 years and it really excelling.

However, her tuition is no longer being paid for by her father, and I am not able to pay her expenses due to not receiving any spousal support, and even with her grades she isn't able to get a scholarship due to H's income.

I wanted to let you know that she will need to drop out of college if her tuition isn't paid in the next two weeks, and I want to make sure I have done anything/everything I can to try and keep her in college.

You are my children's only grandparents and I hope their relationships with you continues to be the source of good family memories that it has been for them and me.


M - 9 1/2 years
5/5/16 - Bomb drop - 3 week EA
10/31/16 - We sold house
01/10/18 - D Finalized