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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We see my parents a couple times a year and always make a point to have time together without DH. Sometimes as much as an overnight to see my sister. DH certainly doesn't mind. I also would not mind if DH took the kids to see his parents without me - maybe not weekly, but monthly would be fine.

A cruise would be weird but a meal or a day is probably a welcome break. [/quote]
To me this is different. I don't think it's weird to do 1::1 with a parent or even both parents and one kid. I don't think it's weird to have parents, adult child, grandchildren, and no spouse...though I'd find it odd if the spouse were specifically excluded.

I think it's weird to have both parents, all adult kids, and no spouses or grandchildren. That's what I understood OP to be talking about. My sister's MIL asked for this for her milestone birthday recently...i.e. only her adult children visiting, without their kids or spouses. My sister thought the no spouse thing was weird, but her MIL is weird. What was really strange was the no grandchildren thing. My niece and nephew were actually a bit hurt. I just don't understand intentionally wanting to exclude grandkids at all.[/quote]

My husband's grandmother never wanted us (or any of her grandchildren) to bring our children to visit because if kids were there, she couldn't be the center of attention. She really had no interest in seeing any of her great-grandchildren.[/quote]

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