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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow.  Both side of our family have grandparents who clamor to take the kids for a week or so.  [b]Whether they can handle it or not[/b], whether kids want to go, whether we want to be away from the kids, are all different questions and we work it out as it arises.  But I didn’t think OP’s plan was bad or rude to MIL.  Some grandparents really want 1:1 time, in addition to everyone all together.  Hope the scramble works out.[/quote]

Whether they can handle it or not? And you think that sounds like the ideal situation for a week or so? Any warm body will do for your kids, I guess. Most people prefer to leave kids with responsible and able people up to the task. Not like OP's MIL.[/quote]

Geez internet is insane today.  What I am saying is we do work through logistics and come up with a solution that makes everyone happy and does not over exert anyone, while being tactful.  But I respect that sometimes grandparents do want to have 1:1 time to build a special relationship with their grandkids.  That is very far from any warm body.[/quote]

OPs MIL offered to do it for half the time, that's not nothing. Even if OP thinks it was all easy and was going to go swimmingly, MIL was probably being realistic about what she thought she could handle. Not to mention this required her leaving her home for almost 2 weeks to sleep at OPs. That's a big inconvenience to a lot of people. Who knows what she has going on at her house that would need taking care of like watering plants, getting mail, feeding fish, keeping an eye on things. Packing and going somewhere else for such a long time is a burden. [/quote]

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