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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do not expect family whom I invite to visit me to cook or clean and I don't offer to clean or cook when invited to their homes.  If you are incapable of taking care of your children or your house then hire help.  If you can't afford help then get off your entitled derriere hand clean your own house and take care of your own children.[/quote]

You don't clean up after yourself or offer to help with cooking/cleaning when you visit family? That's so weird to me. We always defer to our hosts on everything but we clean up after ourselves and always offer to help with meal prep and clean up. When we visit my parents or ILs, we also check in to see if there are other tasks we can help with, as often our parents have other issues they have been putting off or are unsure how to handle. I helped my MIL get out of a cell phone contract after they'd given her the run around on it. I helped my parents switch their car insurance. That kind of thing.

I cannot imagine visiting a family member and just expecting to be served and waited on. It's not a hotel! I also do our own laundry and make sure the rooms we are staying in are reasonable tidy with made beds and that kind of thing.

And on the flip side, if someone is visiting me, especially when my kids were very young and required constant supervision, you bet I assume that I can leave grandparents with the baby or a toddler while I work on dinner or catch up on some work. And I assume they will enjoy these interactions and not view them as "free babysitting" but an opportunity to bond one on one with their grandkids.

Some of you have deeeeeeply dysfunctional attitudes about family. It must be so miserable living that way.[/quote]

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