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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I like my in-laws, but the main reason I keep my children in touch with them when DH is deployed is because if I had a son or daughter deployed, I would really appreciate their spouse or partner letting me see and keeping up with my grandkids.[/quote]

OP here. But I'm not keeping the grandkids from them. If anything, I really need the help, but I'm not going to get on my knees and beg. I told them months ago to visit whenever. I had a close family member die two weeks ago and it was hard not crying in front of the kids and I paid a babysitter to take them out to play for the worst of it. I also was in a wedding party last weekend which was about 16 hours of babysitting that I would have loved help with. My kids love the babysitter, but I'm sure they'd love their grandparents visiting mroe. [/quote]

Oh, FFS.  You started out as sympathetic, OP, but now you seem ridiculous.  You want them to come help, but you don't even ask them to visit, which in your mind amounts to getting on your knees and begging.  And you don't ever call them, so it's not like they have any indication that you *want* them to visit - in fact, exactly the opposite.

If you ask them to come, telling them that you really can't manage a trip by yourself with the kids, and they don't, you have a gripe.  But now, you appear to be pissed because they can't accurately read yoru mind, and don't come to visit/help despite you sending signals that you don't want them to.

Use your words, OP.  [/quote]

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