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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would never expect my parents or in-laws to pay for a meal and would not allow them to buy groceries. [/quote]

+ 1. We often fight for the check with either parents or ILs but have other family members who never offer to pay when visiting and that's fine. They are guests, I expect to pick up all the tabs.

As to keeping track as to who thanks who when - that's bizarre. We show we are glad to have them, they show they are glad to be here, and that's about it. What's next, having your own parents do thank you notes? [/quote]

I'm surprised that so many people are bothered by the idea of taking guests to the grocery store.  I know that if we stay longer than a couple of days we always make a trip to the store to pick up items that we want (we actually prefer to do it that way rather than give the host a long list of items that may/may not be available at their store).  We also cook dinner at least one night and pay for dinner out one night and order in one night.  So it doesn't seem weird to us when our guests do the same sort of thing for us.

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