<p>I know I vented to my mother over my oldest stepsons grades in high school when he would get a D in Spanish because he did not complete assgts! If you can’t vent to your parents about your kids who can you vent to?</p>
<p>I did not vent to my mother about specific frustrations, I feel that would be impinging on my child’s privacy. Grades don’t mean as much as what they are getting out of the class & what they are putting into it. If one of my kids wasn’t completing assignments, I would check to see if they understood them. I dont think kids want to do poorly.</p>
<p>The grandparents that have been discussed are the parents of OPs ex- wife and the relationship between them & OP does not seem to be close.</p>