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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]WTF? Is this for real? Your kids are offended by their aunt's personality and you want to talk to her about changing her innate trait?

How about you talk to your kids about what's appropriate and teach them to accept people as they are?[/quote]

Our kids are 5 and 6. Her kids are a little older. They do come to OUR house. But our kids are never invited. We can meet at the park but she sets very specific time frame: like 2 hours and not a minute more. Even if they are having fun. [/quote]

I’m so confused. If the relationship is so important to you, there should be no second thought about continuing to have them to your house, and arranging play dates, even if they last a set time.

I mean, do entire afternoons really have to be spent at the playground? Two hours is plenty as an organized event.  Why are your kids so upset about not being invited to another family’s birthday dinner (it’s not even a birthday party if it’s just the nuclear family)? 
Are you sure it’s not that the older kids are older and not really that interested in spending tons of time with your younger kids? Maybe the cousins aren’t super pumped to have to watch your kids paw through their belongings or whatever, so there’s no real reason for an invite.

This really sounds to me more like needing to manageur kids expectations than an issue with your SIL. 
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