Visiting family

[User0311]

I'm not sure if it's just me experiencing this. My family will constantly moan about never seeing my children and ask when I am taking them to visit them, but nobody makes an effort to visit us. Its always expected for us to do the visiting. So annoying. When we say come visit us they complain its too far (30-45 minutes) but its the same distance for us!

I've had this, but with family though. I had my children in my 40s, so a lot later than most of my friends. So before I did it was fine for everyone that I was the one doing the travelling to visit. But when I had mine, suddenly it was too far or too difficult to arrange care for their kids (even though they might be in school at the time, or in one case their very able retired grand parent lived in). But great if I wanted to bring my baby and toddler to see them!
Worst was someone (admittedly elderly, but still very mobile as otherwise she wouldn't have been there at all) visiting London and wanted to see us, and as a very good family friend I did want to see her. But they couldn't possibly cope with the underground or pay for a taxi (they most certainly could afford to). But they said it was 'much easier' for me to take my children and pushchair on the tube as I lived there so should be used to it!

Suggest some where in between or every time
they complain say the roads go each way and remind them it’s easier to travel without young children.