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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No. There’s usually strings attached. [/quote]

Wow aren't you positive Polly! I can't imagine why someone wouldn't want to visit you![/quote]

Different poster with local, involved grandparents. In fact they moved to NoVa to be close to me and my kids - so they don’t have a ton of other things to fill their time like they would where I grew up. They don’t meddle and we have a good relationship- but there are strings. 
They love to babysit and are hurt when I choose to pay a babysitter- however sometimes I don’t want to have a 10 min conversation with my mom about what I had for dinner when I get home from a romantic date with my husband. We see my parents at least once a week - but that means I am constantly planning around their dietary needs, their mobility, etc. I love that they can pick up the kids for me in a pinch, but that’s a night I have to plan and cook a real meal instead of takeout or leftovers. Because they are local, there is an assumption they will always be included in everything we do - carving pumpkins, cutting and decorating the Christmas tree, school events, and parties we host, etc. Sometimes I feel like it cuts into our social life with other couples. [/quote]

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