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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems kind of unfair that you would host absentee FIL and not your dedicated MIL who visits often.

That said, agree that you invite everyone and let them sort out whether to attend.  Where they stay is a different question.[/quote]

OP here. The first tackle is where is everyone staying. MIL always stays with us when she visits DH or BIL. She probably just expects to stay at our house again.[/quote]
I don't understand why MIL wouldn't stay with you as she normally does and FIL can stay at a hotel.  That seems like step one.[/quote]

Because I want FIL to stay with us so he can spend time with his grandchildren. If MIL stays with us, FIL will stay clear away.

I think DH wants FIL to stay with us too but[b] he does not want to upset his mom.[/b] DH and BIL have the tendency to just block them out. However, I am the one who is trying to host. I will be the one organizing graduation dinner and planning the party.[/quote]\

The best advice I have ever received is this: No one has ever died from being disappointed or upset.[/quote]

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