I'm not sure if anyone else is in this situation, but my DH's parents live half a mile away. His father is retired and his mother works mornings but has every afternoon free.
It is now the fourth week of the school holidays and they have not once offered to take their grandchildren out for even an hour.
My children are aged 3 & 5 and whilst they are well behaved, I can never get anything done around the house so a break would really help me.
Whilst I don't expect their help and perhaps shouldn't, I find it very upsetting. To put it into perspective, my own mother lives alone, works four days a week and cannot wait to look after our children on her days off. She also has them overnight, something my inlaws never do.
My DH is equally annoyed with them and often says that they are lucky to live so close.
Has anybody got any ideas on how I can get them to be more involved without causing an argument?
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SueMunch · 15/08/2008 10:02
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