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Grandmother's Secret Houseguest Sparks Family Custody Advice Debate

Original: My Mom Wants My Child to Spend Vacations at Her House. But She Is Keeping the Other Occupant a Secret From Me.

A parent writes that their mother wants grandchildren to spend vacations at her house while concealing who else lives there, and Slate's advice column takes up the dilemma. Readers are weighing whether the grandparent's secrecy about another occupant is a red flag for child safety or an overreaction by the parent. The column has reignited wider discussion about boundaries between grandparents and adult children.

Why now: Advice columns about secretive grandparents and grandchild visitation routinely draw wide reader engagement and debate.

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• My Mom Wants My Child to Spend Vacations at Her House. But She Is Keeping the Other Occupant a Secret From Me. · Slate

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