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[quote=Anonymous]Growing up, we spent holidays and special events with my mom’s parents, who were local.  We all really had fun.  My parents are local now and their visits are not fun.

Regardless of what we do together, looking across those experiences what stands out is that my grandparents took a lot of pride in their roles as parents (to my adult mom) and grandparents.  They fussed over us, made sure we were comfortable, asked about our lives.  I really got to be a kid with them and my mom has also said they always made her feel supported and loved.

In contrast, I have been the parent to my parents for way, way too long now.  They show little interest in parenting their adult kids and in grand parenting.  It’s all about them.

DH and I try very hard to make sure our kids get to be kids and have talked about always wanting to maintain that feeling.  That may not be exactly what you asked for, but IME (and from other families I’ve observed), what matters how you treat each other, not so much what you do together.[/quote]

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