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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, you are not an asshole, a horrible person, a bitch or a princess.  You just sound tired.  I recommend you stuff both boys into the stroller and walk very briskly to the nearest playground while your DH watches football or has a run or whatever.  Then switch off.  DH takes them to the mall to play with the train table at the toy store.  Or, you have a family outing to get the wiggles out, then follow up with videos for the boys.  Also, make heavy use of TV for the boys in general.

I had the same - my ILs AND my own parents were veeeery reluctant to ever take on any child watching.  My husband and I have never been offered any childcare, nights out, or weekends away, and we never will be! We realized this, adjusted, accepted.  Now we laugh about it.  [/quote]

NP - Team OP here. She sounds tired and I don't blame her one bit. It is never a vacation with little ones, just someplace else where routines are disrupted, things are easier like at home where you have childproofed sections. So what she is doing is much harder. If the in-laws want to relax on vacation, then they might have to face not seeing the grandkids. Grandkids are chaos. I would just try out the requests and if they step up to help, vacationing with them could work out. If not, you may just have to tell them you're staying home for a few years. [/quote]

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