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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 442985" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Don't count thos chickens before they hatch, sweetie! They will want the place painted, bug sprayed, etc... (at their kids' expense of course) and likely will STILL want to take trips that you and the other kids pay for and will HAVE to stay somewhere the night before so they don't have to get up half an hour earlier to get to the airport.</p><p></p><p>Sadly moving closer may mean even MORE demands on you and husband. I hope that you both have a good therapist to help you navigate this and set up your boundaries early. The earlier those boundaries are set the healthier and happier the entire family will be. It may take time for husband to get there, but keep working on it. Figure out NOW how much you will tolerate of last minute requests, financial demands and rude behavior. And be glad that when they are closer you can beg off with various routine things - make a practice of it from the beginning. </p><p></p><p>Fish and visiting relatives stink after 3 days - ole Ben Franklin had that right!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 442985, member: 1233"] Don't count thos chickens before they hatch, sweetie! They will want the place painted, bug sprayed, etc... (at their kids' expense of course) and likely will STILL want to take trips that you and the other kids pay for and will HAVE to stay somewhere the night before so they don't have to get up half an hour earlier to get to the airport. Sadly moving closer may mean even MORE demands on you and husband. I hope that you both have a good therapist to help you navigate this and set up your boundaries early. The earlier those boundaries are set the healthier and happier the entire family will be. It may take time for husband to get there, but keep working on it. Figure out NOW how much you will tolerate of last minute requests, financial demands and rude behavior. And be glad that when they are closer you can beg off with various routine things - make a practice of it from the beginning. Fish and visiting relatives stink after 3 days - ole Ben Franklin had that right! [/QUOTE]
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