Can anyone with young children relate?

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I have just been to a small family gathering with my side of the family. I have young children, there are no other children in our family. Everyone wants to see them etc but no one is interested in interacting with them and want to sit glued to the sofa.
I literally had one child hanging off my neck while trying to make a Lego kit with the other. I snapped and asked someone to get up and play. Just wondering if anyone else has similar experiences over the Christmas period.

My family members are all pretty good at playing with the kids, but I am also quite good at delegating: "MIL, you'll play a game of snap there now please while I put the kettle on" or "aunty, here's a lego set to help kid with while I have a sit down". You can do it kindly (even if you feel annoyed inside 😊)

With all due respect, they are your children and your responsibility.

We used to entertain our little niece for ages at family gatherings, pre children ourselves we used to joke about how long we’d have to play ‘flopsy the bunny got poorly again!’ Before one of her parents relieved us so we could relax 🤣 we were sure it would be reciprocated one day. We have a small child ourselves now and guess what! It wasn’t! Dh’s family are all of the sitting on the sofa and sticking some kids tv on types. I was the one who tried (and failed) to get DS’s cousins to join us on a trip to the horrible little playground nearby 😅 just for a change of scene and fresh air. In anticipation of the way I know the family usually are with regards to child interaction I brought plenty of colouring and stickers etc for my DS to do while there. I wish the adults would be a bit more hands on with the kids sometimes but it’s their choice. I’d expect my partner to stop a child hanging round my neck if I was trying to do something with another, to be honest.