Dear Abby: Is there something I should do about my grown kids not connecting with self-absorbed grandma?

A reader asks Dear Abby for advice on how to handle a self-absorbed grandmother who struggles to connect with her grandchildren.
Is it possible to get through to a person like this, to make her understand how a normal conversation should go?
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