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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So sorry for you all. Thank god my in-laws are 1000+ miles away and I don’t need to deal with them directly. Life is good!!!!!
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I much prefer mine local to needing to travel to see them or vice versa. I’ve had it both ways and it is much better seeing them for a couple hours at a time than multiple days straight, needing to drive or fly, take PTO, etc. I can also send my spouse and/or kids without me. Highly recommend. [/quote]

Lol I've wondered about this. My in laws aren't local and when we have to see them for 1-2 weeks straight I'm literally suffocating. I'm glad it's not that often, but I think (?) I'd feel better if they were just local and we got dinner with them on occasion so I didn't have to put up with them for more than 2 hours at a time. (Then again I would have to see them way more often so

How about this? MY ILs live 5 minutes away but also have a second home 2 hours away. So, instead of just simply having dinner or popping by on weekends when we had time, we were required to pack up the car and everything you need for small kids at least once a month to go stay with them. After about 8-10 years of this--there was a lot of fighting and threats for my spouse if we didn't do exactly what his parents wanted--I finally put my foot down. My kids started having sports and wanting to spend time with friends on weekends and my husband saw the light. It's been about 15 years since and they still complain to him and anybody who will listen about how we never spend time with them. They are five minutes down the street and have been welcome in my home whenever they want. They just don't want to and only want it on their terms. [/quote]

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