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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another vote for “sometimes.”   If you do holidays and travel together, and you have a history, then these people are like family.  As long as the kids are pleasant, then yes I would expect my kids to occasionally hang out.  And maybe they will grow to appreciate the relationships more again in the future.[/quote]

This.  I would keep up holiday and travel with them, but pull back on other recreational meet ups without a purpose.  Meaning, invite them family over for a bbq for one of you or spouse’s birthday or invite them all to attend one of your children’s big sporting/music event and grab dinner afterward.  But no more random Saturday hangouts.  Maybe do a couple dinners out with just the parents. [/quote]

Yes, this. I had to play politely with kids I didn’t really like at Seders and such, but if my parents had been always trying to get us together, just the two families, I would have been a lot more resentful. You can be friends with the parents without the kids also being friends.[/quote]

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