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[quote=Anonymous]I think OP's choice is valid and for good enough reasons (especially since OP said she was 85% opposed anyway).

That being said, this isn't applicable to everyone, as all the other PP are saying. Not only do you get to raise your kids however the eff you want (thereby instilling in them a "don't ever touch this white suede couch ever" mentality -- which is possible if you put enough work into such training.. I never would because I don't care and can't afford nice things anyway) but I know lots of people who only like their own kids.  I hate messes, muck, boogers, drool, etc, but those things really don't bother me that much when they're being produced by someone in my family.

AND, when they're not your own kids, you miss out on all the fun things about having your own kids -- the inside jokes, the funny stories that only your little unit understands, the code words, the traditions, the routines.  So, medium-term babysitting is actually harder for a bunch of reasons, because you don't have the positive side-effects that come from being able to "customize" your family.

It's sort of like... I love my MIL and in many ways she's closer to my family than my own mother, but when push comes to shove, it's my mom who I am more inclined to miss.
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