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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My parents just got back from a three-week trip to (leaving out details just in case).  Meanwhile, my DH and I are in the weeds - have been for years -- with two young kids, two careers, a few SNs thrown in there with 1-2 of the kids, watching our pennies, etc.  Nothing crazy, but you know, like how a lot of young busy families are around here.  I am so exhausted I just feel like I can not muster up excitement to hear all that my mom will want to chatter on to me about with her trip.   Do I just have to suck it up and do it anyway?  Help?[/quote]

Do they listen to your news (good or bad), do they help out with the kids from time to time, remember their birthdays and so on?  If so, then yes, of course!  If they show little interest in your life, then no.  It should always be, roughly, commensurate imo. But, OP, I can relate.  My parents retired early, in their 50s, and so have been on vacation for the last 20 years.  It can be annoying to listen to my mother complain about how "stressed" she is about planning their latest luxury vacation, but I try to take it in stride.[/quote]

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