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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I sympathize.  My MIL does SO much more for my SIL and her daughter -- she has bought them a laptop or tablet every year for the past 5 years, pays for trips for them, even drives 5 hours to stay with them at least every couple of months because SIL needs MIL to deep-clean her bathrooms and "give her a break" for a week or so during which MIL cleans, cooks, co-sleeps with my niece, and generally does everything so SIL can take a vacation from responsibilities.

Meanwhile, she lives 10 minutes from us and has never offered to help with anything since the baby was born.  Gifts are crappy things from Home Shopping Network that we literally usually throw directly into the garbage.

But what are you gonna do?  Maybe you seem more functional than the other family.  Maybe you seem to have more money, and they're just trying to, in their mind, level the playing field by helping another set of grandkids see Disney, since yours will be Disney regulars.

Giving kids the exact equal treatment isn't always fair either.  Why should kids who go to Disney every year anyway get another trip to Disney, when the other family never gets to go?  I'm not saying it's okay or feels good, but please just let it go.  Appreciate what you have and focus on what you can control.  [/quote]

I'm in a somewhat similar situation, except ILs live near SIL, and we live a few hours away. We hardly see ILs anymore, because they are ALWAYS looking after the other grandchildren (SIL is a mess). It sucks. I'd like more face-to-face time for my own children. The money thing is another whole issue. [/quote]

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