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[quote=Anonymous]Don't tell the wife's mother about the plans. When/if she directly asks, "so when are you seeing son-in-law's family next?" reply that due to her reaction last time, you're not comfortable sharing travel schedules going forward - but you hope to see wife's mom soon. When would she like to visit?

OP, I get it. You're a family of 6 - flying anywhere is ridiculously expensive. If a single grandparent is physically able to travel to you, even if you buy her the ticket, it will cost you fractions less than if you all have to go out to her. We're in a similar boat and we pay for DH's parents to fly to us when they're willing. We've also gone out to see them, but it's just not financially possible for us to see them often if they're going to insist on us coming to them.

For family functions on DH's side, he's gone out by himself when we couldn't afford to bring the whole family. That's another option for the husband's grandparents' big event coming up - have him go by himself.[/quote]

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