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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband's family is very close, and it's wonderful, but most of the time it's very much a two way street.  They'll keep the kids so we can have a date night, and DH will go and clean their gutters or change the oil on their car  Right now, because one of our kids is very ill, they're helping us more than we're helping them, but there have been other seasons that have been different.  About 2 years ago, one of them had a major surgery, and DH and I spent nights at the hospital, took them to every follow up appointment, brought them meals, etc. . . . 
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Keep in mind that some of us do these things for our local family with very little of the benefit for us.  We get babysitting maybe four times a year, and that’s pretty much it.  When my mom had cancer, I took her to many appointments, managed the aftercare for being in the hospital, etc., despite having a full-time job and a local sibling who did nothing.

I think the other thing that people forget is how much financial help it can be.  Free childcare is one extreme, but there’s the dinners out, gifts, paying for trips, etc., that really adds up.  We have SO many friends whose parents pay for family trips, will spot them a few hundred in cash just because, etc.  It’s mind-blowing.[/quote]

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