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[quote=Anonymous]For the half-time local ILs, ask if they'd like to have a standing date with one or both of the grandkids - like maybe the grandparents take over getting your son to Saturday soccer practice, or whatever. My grandma used to take me to dance class on Wednesday afternoons - I loved it!

For your dad, be sincere and honest in how you respond. Know that a 2-5 minute hurried phone call is better than none at all. I'd try to get up a weekly phone/Skype appointment with him. Maybe while you're cleaning up Saturday breakfast/brunch, you can log the kids onto Skype and call him. The kids talk to him while you put away the dishes & throw in a load of laundry. You wave hi, talk for 5 minutes, but otherwise carry on with what you need to do and your dad gets at least 20-30 minutes of Skype time with the grandkids. My MIL loves this - all four of us are on the first few minutes of the call, I wave out 5 minutes in, DH waves after after 10 or 15, and then she gets to keep on with DD for as long as she's happy to sit & Skype. [/quote]

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