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[quote=Anonymous]Nobody has to host anybody. If people don't want to host their parents, it's either because they need down time (as PP mentioned, busy time at schools, work, and no time to cater to someone wanting to sit on your couch and expect food and entertainment) or they know from their experience that the time spent with parents is unpleasant. It doesn't have to be abuse, it's enough to have someone trying to domineer, someone picking fights, someone getting drunk, someone commenting negatively about you or the kids etc. The list is endless. There is a reason why past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior and at some point we learn. We had MIL visiting one year from abroad early in the marriage and she decided to cook her own foods without even as much as mentioning this to me. I woke up on Christmas Eve morning to the kitchen steamed, all pots and pans used and her having "taken over". Yep, was the last time she came to "visit". [/quote]
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