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[quote=Anonymous]Kids are 1.5 and 4. DH wants to go away for his 40th this year but we would need to find someone to watch the kids. Neither of our families live locally and the kids see their grandparents maybe 3 times per year. When we do them it takes time for them to warm up because they just don’t see them often enough to be comfortable off the bat. Over Christmas the younger one was glued to my side and is very wary of new people in general - wouldn’t do anything with MIL without me there.

ILs generously offered to fly in to watch the kids for a long weekend so we could have a few days away. DH thinks we should do it and not worry about the kids, but of course I am worried the kids would be really unhappy. ILs are in their early 70s and FIL is only moderately helpful (like might play with the other one but won’t be changing diapers, giving baths or running around). ILs could come in like on day before we leave but probably not much more than that. I know everyone would be alive when we got back, but not sure anyone would actually enjoy it.

Would you go or no way?[/quote]

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