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[quote=Anonymous]My in laws are local and come to school events, sports games, etc. all the time. My parents live out of state and fly up a few times per year, so they’ll attend things if they are here.

DH and I send our parents the kids’ game schedules, include them on birthday party invites, let them know about big school performances, etc. and they can decide what to come to, it’s not like some formal plan. Unless your parents or in-laws are super annoying I don’t see how this is a big deal. I don’t go out of my way to host them or treat them like special guests, so it’s literally zero extra effort for me if they want to come sit through an hour-long band performance.

My in laws have too many health conditions to really do any serious caregiving and my parents live too far away. But I love for my kids to have involved grandparents even if they can’t shuttle them to summer camp or whatever. Of course it would be amazing to have helpful family, but DH and I have figured it all out on our own. It is what it is.[/quote]

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