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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One tip is to proactively put your plans on the calendar rather than trying to fit into the gaps in her family's schedule. Men are sometimes really lazy about planning and that's how they get stuck with the leftover time slots.[/quote]

This is the correct answer. You need to be very proactive about calendaring your time with your grandkids since you have a much longer drive. You will need to say “No” to your GF and get comfortable dividing your time.

My dad lives halfway across the country. He sees my kids 1-2x per year. His wife’s grandkids live in the same town as them, so he’s around his grandkids constantly.

My mom lives on the west coast with her husband. She sees his grandkids way more often (they live a few hours away by car) and she only sees my kids 3-4x per year.

My wife’s mom and her 2nd husband are 10 minutes from us. My wife’s stepdad is basically the daily grandfather to my sons. We see him weekly, despite not being blood related. His grandkids are all older and he still sees them regularly, but not as often as my kids.

The grandkids who live closest tend to get the lions share of the time. That’s just physics at work. [/quote]

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