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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m firmly of the belief that on Mothers and Father’s Day those actively parenting kids should be prioritized.

I give my parents a call and send flowers but I was raised with parents who helped the kids make breakfast in bed, buy flowers, etc for their spouse rather than the expectation that we would be going over to grandparents’ houses.

Even as a mom of elementary kids, I give extra kudos to the moms in the baby/toddler years when it is most difficult to get time, peace, and rest.

If, in your DHs family, tradition was always to round up the family and visit grandparents and it’s not something he wants to shake up now, I’d have him take the kids as planned and do something nice for myself. [/quote]

That is your personal opinion. There are others who feel like motherhood isn’t ranked by the ages of your kids. [/quote]

Of course it's ranked! Raising infants is different than raising toddlers, elementary schoolers or middle schoolers or high schoolers! To top it off, if your kids are already adults, they are not kids, they're ADULTS. Meaning, you're not mothering anyone! Maybe you have nothing else to get attention with. What else have you accomplished in your life except having kids decades ago?[/quote]

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