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[quote=Anonymous]Everybody deserves a vacation, not just your in-laws with the kids. I finally had to point this out to SIL, who was po'd, but at that point I didn't care. In fact she was already complaining to us that her own parents were refusing to babysit constantly, suggesting that they didn't love her snowflake enough. So I figured I'd join the crowd. Also, my own family was cheering me on. I was pleasant but firm about it to SIL.

But maybe having a crowd on my side made this easier for me than it would be for OP.

In fact, BIL and SIL have their own special twist. They get my older kids to watch their child, and it goes without saying that they never ask us. They just order my kids to play with their cousin, like it's some dereliction on my part for not having given my kids the order already, and then they go back to drinking wine 20 feet away. Or they just sort of drift off while their kid is following ours around. I once made a show, in front of SIL and BIL, of paying my kids for babysitting their cousin for several hours. Sorry for the vent.

Finally DH got involved. He explained to his sister that our kids lead stressful lives as high school students, and they need a break too.[/quote]

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