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[quote=Anonymous]You may have answered this already but how old are your kids vs. SIL's kids?  Are they older and thus easier to take care of?

I know it's hard not to compare OP and I face similar "contests" on both sides of my family.  DH also has a flexible job so it is always assumed that we have things taken care of on snow/sick days so my mom doesn't bother to ask if we need help.  Meanwhile, she is on the phone with my sister when the first flake hits the ground asking if she needs coverage.  And she spends about 50% or more of the summer watching my nieces.  My ILs, who used to live close by, moved about 6 hours away two years ago to be closer to my BIL, who didn't have any kids yet.  I think they were hoping that BIL and his new wife would have a baby so they wanted to be closer to them (despite the fact they already had grand kids here).  SIL announced last month that they were not planning to have kids (which she told me before they were engaged so not a surprise). Now, MIL is all pissed that she is so far from her "grandbabies".  Oh well! [/quote]

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