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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My in laws, especially my MIL, are awesome. They go out of their way to make our lives easier in general - we're in FL for a week and they've given up their bedroom for us because it has more floor space for the pack n play, made early dinner reservations to accommodate our (very young and very rambunctious) boys, etc.

The issue is that they just aren't really helping with the kids. SIL and her husband (recently married, no kids) are on vacation here too, which I totally get. That said, I'd love to just have half an hour to go for a walk with DH, get a run in, etc. but while they ACCOMMODATE the boys (3 and 1) wonderfully - bought diapers and milk ahead of time, etc - it just seems like they're all going about their regular holiday while DH and I struggle to maintain control of non-sleeping, out of sorts little ones. There's been more than one time where both kids are fussing/running different directions/etc and MIL is, for example, doing dishes 3 feet away and BIL is on his phone - I'd just love for one of them to offer a hand!

This morning, SIL wasn't feeling well so MIL was basically begging her to go lie down; meanwhile DH and I haven't slept more than a few hours since we've been here and I'd love for MIL or SIL to just say "hey, let me take Billy for 20 minutes so you can shower." I do recognize that our children are our responsibility but it doesn't really make much sense for us to come when it is such a struggle for me and DH to maintain sanity. I love this family and they do a lot for us, but I just need a second to breathe! Any thoughts? 
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