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Do your parents offer to have your children?

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Ohnottheschoolrunagain · 11/11/2025 13:05

Me and DH have got into a dispute so I’m trying to work out whether our set up is normal or not. His parents never offer to come over or ask whether the kids want to stay over. I honestly think if we never took them they would never see the kids. DH say he prefer’s it that way but I don’t believe that for one second and that’s why he is so triggered. My mum will offer but she is a good drive away so sometimes I won’t bother. His parents are closer but radio silence!

Intrigued to know what other people’s setups are like.

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BlueandWhitePorcelain · 11/11/2025 13:16

My parents used to offer to have DS for say a week, when he was the only child. When twin DDs came along, they never offered to have just one of them. They lived 3.5 hours away, so a one night sleep over was never practical.

Ditto MIL, living 3.5 hours away in a different direction.

PevenseygirlQQ · 11/11/2025 13:12

Yes, but I am very fortunate, Mum and SD are a bit of a distance away but I’d say she has the kids maybe 3/4 times a year for the weekend and will also have them at our house sometimes, with days out and generally just seeing her in between.
Dad and SM live round the corner, they have the kids a little more as they are closer, sometimes not always over night, but we pop in more as they are closer.

My teenager will go to grandparents whenever he wants, after school for dinner etc and will still stay there quite frequently.

Its always been that way in our family, I used to love sleeping over at my aunts and grandparents houses.

TheBirches · 11/11/2025 13:08

Neither set of parents is in a position to help, so no.

NearlyDec · 11/11/2025 13:07

Nope. Mine aren’t in a position to help.

Loveduppenguin · 11/11/2025 13:07

Yes they do. They take them out to do things so they have 1-1 quality time.