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[quote=Anonymous]For my MIL, as much as possible given the distance (2K miles) and how many grandkids she has (over 30). She is amazing. She flies out to see my kids, makes them christmas presents, asks them personal questions about their lives when we FaceTime that only sometimes border on intrusive, and she hosts them for a week during the summer. She knows what grades they are in, their likes and dislikes, which cousins get along and which don't, etc. My FIL is not nearly as proactive but very much cares about his grandkids.

My mom also lives far away, and she doesn't see my kids much. She's just not great at getting past her own issues and making the effort to develop relationships. She has put a ton of effort into her other grandkids when their parents were in jail, so she definitely cares! My dad and stepmom, meh. Once a year. They don't know my kids well at all but there's love there.

Truly some people just value family more. I wouldn't have really understood this had I not married into my husband's family. Family relationships are truly #1 for them. [/quote]

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