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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First time grandparents can be as overbearing as first time parents. Sounds like they are retired and are trying to make a new career/hobby out of visits.

Boundaries! It will not get better unless you stand firm and say you love that they have such a close relationship with your family but a long weekend would work better for you. Start walking them back to a place where you are comfortable.

Repeat. Repeat.[/quote]

OP here. Great idea. I know they're already looking to plan their next visit. DH and I want to do a lot over the next few months and quite frankly, he's done with these visits. When they push for a 5+ day visit, I'm going to say, sorry, that's a rough week, how about Friday-Monday morning (when they leave to avoid traffic).

To the other poster, they really don't have hobbies. No clubs, memberships to the town activities complex (they have two close by with pools and tennis courts and tracks), no volunteering. Since retirement my mother has talked about volunteering. Has she done it? NO. She claims she's busy every day (shopping and cleaning the house). They're supposed to go to Europe in a few months but have yet to book a trip. [/quote]

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