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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is all part of a larger issue - why we give men a pass when it comes to family responsibilities in general. Unless we demand more participation from the men in our lives, nothing will change. Women need to stop doing everything when it comes to family calendar management, childcare, elder care, etc. [/quote]

This.  Women baby their sons and then are surprised when they marry women who call the shots in the marriage.  YUP!  I hope if nothing else I can instill enough joy and self reliance that my kids grow into fully fledged adults.

I can complain about my MIL plenty.  She is a difficult person.  I don't facilitate her relationship with my kids.  But my DH DOES facilitate it.  Because it's important to him.  I am not an a-hole so I help him how I can (suggesting a weekend that would be good, pointing out holes in our calendar that he could fill with time with his parents etc).  But I don't go out of my way.  I used to do that!  And all I got was grief. So I stopped for my own sanity.  Thankfully, while my MIL is difficult, she does really love my kids and is nice to them.  So I don't have a problem with her seeing them, but I just don't always want to be involved.  [/quote]

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