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[quote=Anonymous]Assume we're talking a plane ride or full day of driving apart -- far enough that either way it's a multi-day visit.

This is a spin off from the thread where OP's family wants to come spend the holidays at her house next year, and a lot of people are saying she should do it because they've hosted her

This surprised me because I find hosting a lot easier than visiting, especially with kids. Wrangling my family on a plane or a 6-7 hour drive away, managing kids while staying with family (it's easier if we stay in am AirBnB or hotel but even then I'm still watching my kids and managing them at relatives' houses to make sure they don't get into anything they shouldn't and also making sure they are entertained/fed/comfortable enough to be on good behavior) just isn't that fun for me. We do it several times a year but I find it exhausting.

When family visits that has it's own challenges but it's way less stress to me. At least my kids and I get to sleep in our own beds, and if I'm hosting it's not that hard to parent at the same time.

Curious which others find harder? Anyone else vastly prefer to host?[/quote]

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