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[quote=Anonymous]I drive up with my kids from DC to a small town north of Boston, it's about 9 hours, to see my family. I'd love a 100 mile trip. My father is 80 but stopped traveling decades ago. He came to DC once. The in-laws are overseas and used to visit once a year, but now have stopped, for various reasons. We visit them once a year, the flights for 4 people are expensive, though they do give us spending money when we land.

It's hard to know what, in particular, is preventing your in-laws from visiting more frequently. If you are on really good terms with them and they really enjoy spending time with kids, then it really may be that they feel like making the trip is too onerous. As we age, these simple tasks get significantly harder, and everyone ages at their own pace. When they do visit, do they stay overnight, or would they prefer to? My father always cited not being able to sleep well when travelings, as his reason not to. Or they may need special pillows/no noise/whatever else. Or possibly they think that it's a seniority issue and that you should travel to see them. Maybe they think that since you're a SAHM, you have free time to drive up. Who knows... [/quote]

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