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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a single mom of one with a very helpful co-parent.  My sister is a married mom of 2 with a husband who is generally working and not as helpful.  We'll trade off when we're all at our folks' house together on holidays, but more often I'll end up with her kids as well as mine.  I actually don't mind at all, because I know she needs a break.  I enjoy spending time with her toddler son, and my daughter and hers are the same age, so they play really well together and don't require a ton of effort on my part.  On the last visit, I also took my brother's kids to the park and had a blast with all of them.  I get "time off" to work out when I'm home, so I don't mind being on call for the kids.

I think the difference here is that I actually like my sister and appreciate the chance to get to know her kids better, since I see them so rarely.  Maybe if you looked at it that way, it would help?  If not, then you need to talk to her.  Just complaining isn't going to accomplish anything, and you're limiting your family time, which doesn't help anyone.[/quote]

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