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[quote=Anonymous]Sorry OP, I get it--sort of. 
My mom, who lives across the country, adores the kids, but she can't really watch them, she's too frail and they're too little  She does babysit when she comes to visit for a night--we will put the kids to bed and she will stay home and we go out for a late dinner--she would be capable in an emergency but running after them for a day or night is too much for her. But the desire is there and she's so sad that she's so far away. We Skype, etc, and visit her as much as feasible and vice versa.

My dad and his wife, on the other hand (who also live across the country) are happy to see the kids on their schedule only. THey don't seem to realize the cost and difficulty of all of us traveling to see them frequently--and they travel all around the world (this year, italy, china, all over the us for various things). They are perfectly happy to get a visit from us--as long as we've cleared it way in advance since they do travel a lot--but it would never, ever occur to them to come here specifically to visit us. If my dad has something to do in DC, he will swing by for a night.

DH's parents are not involved either, for other reasons.

so what makes me sad is that my kids don't have a strong relationship with most of their grandparents--and that's how I grew up. 2 were dead before I was born, 1 died w hen I was 4, and the other lived far away and visited only on occasion. [/quote]

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