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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This isn't specific to your situation. In general, though, I think it's unfair for someone to insist on a visit or vacation with his or her family and then withdraw into a phone or iPad most of the time, leaving all the interaction to the spouse. [/quote] OP here. This happens ALL the time.  [/quote] And I should add... he's on the iPad, and they need help setting up for dinner. He's on the iPad, and the kids need to get ready to go to whatever outing is up next. He's on the iPad, and the house needs to be cleaned up for the party that night.  So, yes, I could hole myself up in the room, but then we are the jerks who aren't doing anything.

Maybe the key to this is staying somewhere on our own.
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Or maybe the key is DH no longer withdrawing, and instead engaging with his family and the situation he chose (and in fact insisted on)![/quote] OP here. Yes, that would be great. Except I can't control what he does.  He really sees this as his opportunity to "vacation" in that other people can watch his kids. Except he doesn't really convey that to anyone. Except me.[/quote]

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