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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1. Most married people don’t get overnight trips away from their kids together. It’s just not normal. 2. You aren’t hearing the down side to the “my parents are around all the time” setup, so don’t imagine it’s all peachy. There are good and bad parts, like anything. But you seem to be envisioning only the good parts of another setup and noticing only the bad parts of yours. [/quote] Different poster. I am in the same situation as you OP, and I have to agree with both of these. Some people get the overnight trips but it's not the norm. I know I notice it more because we don't have it so it stands out to me, but when I actually take a step back, I realize we are far from alone. The downsides of having parents around is real, from what I hear from my friends and what I imagine if mine were around all the time. My brother, who has always used his in-laws for free childcare, often says to me "nothing is truly free!"[/quote]
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