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[quote=Anonymous]This is our family! After 18 years, you figure it out. Comfortable and easy on my side, and when we are with DHs family, it used to be PAINFUL. Once the kids came along, I focused my energy on them, and paid little attention to my ILs sitting there quietly or blasting Fox news. We'd take walks, go to the playground, the zoo, anything to get out of the house. I'd bring games that I knew would entertain them/keep all of us busy. As the kids became teens, it's harder as they don't want to visit DHs family (I get it, they get ignored and they are bored). We explain the value of different kinds of people and that family is family. And, while it's still not easy, we've figured it out. We now eat breakfast together, spend most of the day out, and regroup for dinner at the ILs. Much more palatable![/quote]
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