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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why didn't you hire movers? Most people do.[/quote]

Because her MIL is apparently a spry 50+ year old....[/quote]

I can't imagine asking my mom or MIL to drive hours to help me move when we could pay someone a reasons amount to do it for us. Are finances really tight OP?[/quote]

OP here. Helping each other move is the norm in our families. We helped MIL move right before I got pregnant. We helped SIL a couple of years ago. When my parents relocated to Florida, DH and I helped with that too.My dad flew.out to.Minnesota to help us move to DC years ago. [b]If a family member is.moving and you can help, you do. Just how it is in our families. But, frankly, I'm not going to throw money at movers when we only moved 2 blocks away.[/b]

Reading DCUM, it also seems like.most people have housecleaners. I've hired a cleaner exactly once, and that was when we sold our old house. Otherwise, DH and I clean our own home. We have the money, but it's not something we would spend it on. Different values and priorities for people.[/quote]

Ok but that's how you end up posting on DCUM about your family (in this case, SIL) being a hindrance and not helping you move.

THIS IS WHY PEOPLE HIRE PROFESSIONAL MOVERS. Your family is not made up of professional movers, you're not paying them and in fact they are doing you a special favor, so you get what you get and you don't get to complain. Complaining about it after the fact is super tacky.[/quote]

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