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[quote=Anonymous]Well just got through another visit from the in-laws... and as usual, DH and I end up bickering, kids melting down, etc.  My in-laws are in many contexts great--we are not particularly close but they are fairly laid back, always nice/polite to me.  The problem is that now we have two kids, 2.5 yrs and 10 mos, and they really aren't kid people.  I am not concerned about that at all in general, but it makes visits exhausting because we are trooping around town, often missing naps, etc. and my FIL always just wants to do something with DH without the kids, which is not particularly easy to do spontaneously.  I end up staying home w/ the baby half the time to spare him all this, or get both kids dumped on me when FIL wants to go off on some mano-a-mano activities (and MIL, although nice, does not really want to stay w me and the kids either - another weird dynamic).  Has anyone else dealt with something similar? Should I try to make DH at least plan the basic day in advance so we have a sense of schedule, or just put my foot down and demand more kid-friendly timing.  Or should I just suck it up since they only visit a couple times a year?  DH just kind of follows them around though tries to get us home at least for the afternoon nap, but kids' limits always end up getting pushed...[/quote]

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