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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. Ok only 3.5 more days to go! They leave Tuesday mid day.

A lot of the suggestions here seem to be along the lines of trying to “help” my sister be better. I’m telling you it’s not possible. The only way to have a relationship with her is to play by her rules (she once cut me off for 5 years, I’ve only been back in her good graces for the last 2 years).

I fully accept that it is what it is and I’m a firm believer that, unless someone’s doing something that CPS needs to know about, then they get to do whatever they want with their kids.

I think I’m just trying to figure out how to survive the next 80 hours (not that anyone’s counting haha.....). I like the suggestions of just doing my own thing with my own kids.

Her DH is just a shell of a human. He’s miserable. He does whatever she says. I don’t think he agrees with her (or at least not to the extremes she goes to), but he does whatever she says. I actually have very little direct interaction with him as she doesn’t like him coordinating plans without her being present.

Part of what’s making things hard is just being around my sis and her DH and the way they are just constantly fighting and screaming at their kids. Like they are all sweet and “ok baby” to each other but then they run out of patience and lose their sh1t on each other or their kids 10 times a day.[/quote]

Just take your kids to the playground. Have them wear masks if it makes your sister feel better. Skip the zoo unless it's fully outdoors. Contemplate that this is the last time you will ever, ever do this, because if they ever come back they will be staying in an AirBnB and not with you. Even if you have to split the cost of the AirBnB with them. And if you ever visit them, commit in advance to staying in a hotel or AirBnB yourself!

I hope the cousins enjoy each others' company at least![/quote]

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