Is it easier to have grandparents in town or long-distance?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Depends entirely on the grandparents. I wish the set that's 3000 miles away could be farther. The ones that are 400 miles I wish could be closer.

+100!

[Anonymous]

I'm happy with the distance to my parents (could be a little closer). Ils, meh, if they were farther away they would stay with us or we would be expected to stay with them. So this is OK.

[Anonymous]

Depends.

Warm, loving, helpful = best to be close by.

Distant, bitter, nasty, antagonistic, selfish = best to be LOOOOOOONG distance.

[Anonymous]

Alive.

[Anonymous]

There is literally no answer to this that isn't 100% person specific. If my MIL and own parents lived locally I would be over the moon. They are helpful, loving and respectful. If some crazy person happened to be my mother I am sure it would be easier to not deal with her all the time.

[Anonymous]

My in-laws live about 45 minutes away. They are not always friendly yet are pretty demanding of our time. Sometimes I wish they lived further so that we would see them less. But then I am pretty sure they'd be trying to guilt us onto a plane once a month or something ridiculous. And then they'd have to stay with us overnight! Yikes. That's something that's never happened and I'm glad for it. Now that we have a kid I could see them maybe spending the night on Xmas eve or something, but other than that I am really happy I don't have to spend 2 or 3 straight days with them in my home. They can come for a Saturday afternoon for a few hours and then go home and I can have a big glass of wine....

My own mother lives 15 minutes away and I'd prefer she lived next door. Or maybe 5 minutes away .

[Anonymous]

It all depends on your relationship with them. Most of the time we have to work on that, which sets a good example for the children.

[Anonymous]

I thank God my parents were in town. We moved for work but will return this summer.

[Anonymous]

I wish that both sets lived a distance away that did not require 5+ day visits at a time. I struggle having houseguests for a week at a time, but my parents are on the west coast and his are in the midwest, so a long weekend isn't doable.