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[quote=Anonymous]We lived with this for 15 years and now my MIL is finally leaving and divorcing her second husband. With the benefit of a ton of hindsight, I'm glad my DH and his siblings maintained their relationship with their mother through it all (and we did everything we could to facilitate grandchildren relationships with her). Now when she needs her family, they are all there for her. Mainly, we tried to limit time together and/or kept really busy when we were visiting together (e.g. lots of outings, day trips, etc. to minimize time sitting around the house). I found it easier to deal with them on our turf rather than theirs, so we hosted here or we invited them to a vacation house where there was plenty of room for separateness. That made it easier for our family to keep our own routines (e.g. kid sleep schedules, etc.). [/quote]
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