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[quote=Anonymous]OP - I can understand where you are coming from.  My IL's live within driving distance 6 months of the year (NC- 8 hour drive).  The other 6 months they are in Florida.  SO- 6 months of the year - we have them visiting for a week at a time.

Things we do to make this manageable:
- My husband is responsible for meals during this timeframe.  I normally prepare meals- but the stress of dealing with this with his parents and his father in particular - we eat out every night.  My husband takes the lead, gathers the order and either he or his parents pick up the meal.
-Cleanliness - we have our cleaning lady come over before the parents do (usually the morning they are going to arrive).  She typically comes every two weeks- we just adjust the schedule when they are coming.
-When they are here - they usually try and get us to go out for a date night- so they can get some time with the baby (he is 18 months).  Sometimes we get grownup time.

My FIL insisted on being here when the baby was born.  I felt like crap and was a little resentful (he does absolutely nothing to help out - he essentially sits and watched TV and plays solitaire on the computer ALL DAY- when he isn't napping).  My MIL makes up for it though.  I ended up having complications (Unplanned C-Section, no pain killers due to sensitivity and an allergic reaction to the chloraprep - in which I had a chemical burn over my entire torso region)  Did I mention no pain killers?  So- coming home to a 3-ring circus SUCKED.

We have since gotten into a groove and my husband does a fantastic job of taking the helm when they are here.  Take =-out is not necessarily ideal- but it is what it is.  [/quote]

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