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[quote=Anonymous]OP, didn't have time to read your whole post but the key thing to me is your statement about making the trip "worth it" by staying overnight.  No, that does not make the trip "worth it."  What makes the trip worth it is you choosing how much time you [i]want[/i] to spend with your family.

My MIL lived about an hour away.  Dh always felt like we had to go down and spend the night but he actually didn't like his mother much and he didn't enjoy the trip. I always wanted to drive down for lunch and come back because I felt that spending the night was too much time and we were just waiting to come home.  And I found going for lunch much more enjoyable than spending the night.  While his mother had some behavioral quirks, I got along with her much better than dh (she didn't raise me so she couldn't push my buttons) but dh always accused me of not wanting to spend time with his mother.  I know better.

Anyway, this all is to say that if you limit the time you spend with your family instead of dutifully going overnight you may find you enjoy the visit more - or at least you don't hate it so much.  Good luck.[/quote]

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