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[quote=Anonymous]How did you end up being the only nearby child? My spouse’s sibling moved back to their home city when their kids were elementary age. The grandparents loved having the grandkids nearby and did lots of caretaking for the kids. The kids also got to spend a lot of time with their grandparents and formed closer bonds than my kids could since we lived a full day’s plane ride away. That sibling ended up doing a lot of the jobs you’ve described here and resented my spouse for not doing more. But, we didn’t have the time or money to be flying cross country on a frequent basis, so we could only do so much. And, to be fair, the sibling had received a lot of benefits for many years from being close by before the parents became more extra work rather than extra help for them. [/quote]
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