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[quote=Anonymous]I’m feeling like our family is being stretched too thin. My husband only has two weekends off a month, due to his rotations. I try my best to visit with my side of the family on the weekends my husband works, but it always feels like we are being pulled in all directions. DH has grandparents still alive, though sickly and with time wearing thin, and he justly feels we should spend as much time with them while they are alive. Then the ILs want to do dinners on weekends. As do my parents, occasionally. Not to mention sleepovers once in a while. Then we have kids activities on the weekends. It just feels like we never have time to just enjoy our kids alone, without visiting. And with only four weekend days a month that DH is off, it feels like we are never alone. We are always off visiting someone. Always spread thin. Someone is always telling us “I hope we can get together soon!” Anyone else live like this? How can we make it better? [/quote]
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