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[quote=Anonymous]We do this with my siblings and their spouses and kids. We all go back to mom&dad's home. We try to do it every Sat or Sunday. It's getting kinda hard since each of the spouse seem to think we are over spending our time together.

One SIL doesn't even want to come. She comes maybe twice a year. And when she doesn't want to come, she doesn't want my brother to bring the kid either. Even if she is busy doing something else. Sometimes my brother shows up alone. I think that's sad because if you can't go, why don't you let him bring the kid. 2-3 hours is all we ask. SIL tries to act innocent and say, why is my son crying all the time when he says grandparents. Duh! Because we are strangers to him. He never sees grandparents! Yet, she spends all the weekends with her own parents.

My own spouse is an only child, so he doesn't really know what it's like to have a big family. And doesn't understand what is the need to see each other each week. I mean he sees him own parents about 2 times a week.  All the commotion is our way of communication. Maybe it's a bit of jealously/envy cause he says he doesn't get to see his parents often. It's not my fault your parents decided to move so far away before I even came into the picture.

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