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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In general I would say husband should deal with his parents and wife should deal with hers.

On the other hand, if the wife's parents are annoying me and she doesn't deal with it, I'll take matters into my own hands. =)

[b]Keep in mind that access to the grandkids is a powerful tool for making them toe the line.[/b][/quote]

Disgusting.

How would you feel if grandparents said that they would use the child care services they provide occasionally or frequently as leverage to control the behavior of the parents?[/quote]

NP. If my ILs are going to treat me or DH like crap then they aren't the kind of people I want my kids around. So it's not a matter of punishment or leverage for us, it's keeping are young kids away from those @ssholes.[/quote]

NP responding to NP above - that is how I do it.  MIL and SIL are so full of emotional baggage, drama and are amazing at guilt-tripping DH that I just keep my DCs away from them.  My DC have seem their dad's mother and sister 4 times in 11 years.  Luckily MIL knows she is not welcome in my house.  SIL won't save $$$ for tomorrow so she'll never be able to afford a plane ticket to visit.[/quote]

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