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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why not just think of it as a chance for the cousins to hang, nurture that relationship?[/quote]

This, assuming they get along.  We have a similar situation where ILs live near SIL and provide day-to-day care for her kids.  This coupled with a flight being necessary, and my ILs just aren't the type who travel (it's a really big deal for them).  A couple things help in our situation.  When DD was born, DH more or less demanded that MIL come stay for a while.  I was really hoping to delay putting DD in nanny care for a couple months past my maternity leave, and this became a necessity when our first nanny fell through.  He rarely asks much of his parents, so she took it seriously and SIL had to arrange alternatives (I think her ILs came in to help out).

But the other thing is that the cousins do have a great relationship...SIL's kids dote on DD and are over the moon about their baby boy cousin who is on the way.  In fact, ILs are coming at the end of the month and bringing along the cousins (no SIL).  I think being able to play with all the grandkids as a group makes MIL better able to connect with DD, if that makes sense.[/quote]

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