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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Treat them the same as your child. If your son gets a $100 birthday gift, so should wife.

And yes, treat them as equals but hopefully you treat your kids as equals too. I had one parent that still treated me like a child in my 20s and it strained our relationship. [/quote]

What do you mean by “equal”?

I still give my kids advice, which they are free to accept or not.  I invite them on vacations and let them choose activities, etc., but I do expect them to spend time with us on those vacations, since I am hosting.  We help our kids with large purchases (daughter makes nursery Pinterest and I help buy the furniture, etc.)  Because we are their parents and have known them their entire life, our relationship will never be the same as other adult friends, so not sure what you mean.

For our son-in-law, we have now known him for a third of his life (married young) and treat him basically as one of our kids (except I’m a little less straightforward with him).  [/quote]

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