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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lots of great people have flaws.  I think it's wonderful that your kids have such a good relationship with their older cousins.  You just need to figure out a way to host these folks that doesn't wear you out.  You have not mentioned money as a problem, so I think take-out is your friend.  If money is an issue, then roast a couple hams or do pot luck.  You do not have to provide soda's -- try water, iced tea, or LaCroix.  Or, if you do want to provide sodas, do 2L bottles to spare your recycling.

Honestly, reading between the lines, it sounds like you are judging these folks a bit for their eating habits.  It sounds like 2/3 of them are struggling with serious obesity, which is a huge problem for them, but your judging them is not helpful.  These are your family.  You can show them love, and you can host them well, without judging or enabling them.  If you cannot host them without judging them, then suggest that your kids travel to visit them, instead.  [/quote]

Oh, bullsh!t.  If people are knocking back more than a six pack of soda a day, plus a truly mammoth amount of food, I'm going to go ahead and judge.

At least it puts to bed the ridiculous "it's glandular!" trope so many people use re obesity.  According to DCUM, a working thyroid is like finding a unicorn.  But as this posy demonstrated, lots of people are obese because they eat too damn much - and eat crap, on top of it.  [/quote]

And theressss what OP really started this thread to say.[/quote]

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