https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:26:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630837 Mon, 03 Oct 2016 09:53:36 +0000 snowjewelz 2630837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They don't, but they have no problems to! We have done I think two joint Thanksgivings, and they cross paths here &amp; there. Everyone's busy with different schedules, so them not spending much together in our case is just that; they get along quite well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630816 Mon, 03 Oct 2016 09:28:23 +0000 mediagirl 2630816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never. They went out to dinner one time before we got married and never spoke again. My mom tried to reach out a few times via email but never got responses. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630812 Mon, 03 Oct 2016 09:27:00 +0000 cascademom 2630812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, nope, nope. After some bad stuff went down when our first was born, my parents cut off contact with them, going as far as defriending on Facebook. They used to send gifts and were cordial enough. Four years on, no gifts, nothing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630720 Mon, 03 Oct 2016 05:39:53 +0000 fancyfunction 2630720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only at family parties - maybe 4-5 times a year, but everyone gets along. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630711 Mon, 03 Oct 2016 03:01:32 +0000 lemondrop 2630711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They e-mail regularly, but live across the country from each other, so they don't get together very often. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630689 Sun, 02 Oct 2016 21:22:52 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2630689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If they lived in the same state, I know they'd really like each other. But they live too far apart. They haven't seen each other since our wedding six years ago. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630684 Sun, 02 Oct 2016 20:56:38 +0000 Finfan 2630684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They see each other a few times a year at parties. Everyone gets along just fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630460 Sat, 01 Oct 2016 15:52:49 +0000 gentlelunette 2630460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only at events involving my daughter (birth, baptism, birthdays). It's not that they don't like each other and they live quite close, but they just don't have much in common. When we do all get together it's totally fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630452 Sat, 01 Oct 2016 15:26:49 +0000 Boogs 2630452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, always at parties we throw and sometimes holidays. Then on occasion when they will all happen to stop by our house at the same time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630419 Sat, 01 Oct 2016 13:05:37 +0000 lamariniere 2630419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. They met at our wedding though. They live on different continents and don't share a language, so I can't really imagine a scenario where they would hang out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630383 Sat, 01 Oct 2016 09:24:38 +0000 looch 2630383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They don't spend much time together because they live on different continents, but they are cut from the same cloth and get along well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630375 Sat, 01 Oct 2016 08:37:21 +0000 Mrs. Train 2630375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, in fact they go on weekend trips together. I think in a few weeks they are seeing a concert together and making a weekend of it. They have been on a few cruises together and a few big vacations. Sometimes with us and sometimes just them hanging out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630365 Sat, 01 Oct 2016 08:12:27 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2630365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really. My parents are 17 years younger than DH's parents and both have full time jobs. DH's mom is very introverted and uncomfortable around most people and being older they're both usually getting robbed when we are just having time to spend with my parents. They see each other at our kids birthday parties and occasionally when my parents come over (my in laws are my neighbors) but they never spend more than 10 minutes together usually. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630361 Sat, 01 Oct 2016 07:43:39 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2630361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They hang out a lot! Always travel together. Usually do dinner together every Friday night (without us, we live 3 hours away). </p> <p>It's great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630357 Sat, 01 Oct 2016 07:04:30 +0000 catgirl 2630357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They never see each other when we aren't there but they get along fine. It's all made a bit harder by 3 of our 4 parents being remarried. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630355 Sat, 01 Oct 2016 06:52:44 +0000 avivoca 2630355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. They live in opposite parts of the state and don't really have any reason to visit each other, plus my FIL has Black lung and is not willing to travel outside of the county. My mom and MIL like each other though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630353 Sat, 01 Oct 2016 06:43:08 +0000 psw27 2630353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They get along well but live on opposite coasts/parts (I have 4 IL due to remarriage so it's complicated). They have only ever been together all 6 at our wedding. I think they've maybe met 2-3 times otherwise. My mom and MIL are friendly and talk, email, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630344 Sat, 01 Oct 2016 05:40:53 +0000 erinbaderin 2630344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My in-laws live in England but whenever they come to visit we all spend some time together. Also my parents spent a few days at their house once while they were over there. They get along great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630341 Sat, 01 Oct 2016 05:23:50 +0000 travelgirl1 2630341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I follow the same "no good can come of it" line of thinking. They met at our leaving party, at our wedding, DS's christening and maybe once or twice more. They will see each other on kids' birthdays and that's it. It's bad enough having my own parents in the same room, without adding my inlaws to the mix!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630335 Sat, 01 Oct 2016 02:14:08 +0000 Cherrybee 2630335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once a year at Christmas, but it's always very tense. My mum is very jealous of my inlaws and is convinced they "look down" on her. They try really hard to include her but she's usually spoiling for a fight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630324 Fri, 30 Sep 2016 23:57:17 +0000 MrsB2012 2630324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Neve outside of us having one of the girls bday parties or something to that affect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630315 Fri, 30 Sep 2016 22:42:49 +0000 jhd 2630315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Now that we have LO, they see each other at least once a year for his birthday party. Before he was born, I don't think they had seen each other since the wedding (almost four years before LO was born!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630314 Fri, 30 Sep 2016 22:39:51 +0000 sunny 2630314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The wedding was the first and only time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630308 Fri, 30 Sep 2016 22:19:38 +0000 birdofafeather 2630308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>a few times a year, but my mom wouldn't have anything in common with MIL other than us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630298 Fri, 30 Sep 2016 21:41:33 +0000 delight 2630298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes my mom and MIL have become great friends. They are in a golf league together and hang out regularly without us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630296 Fri, 30 Sep 2016 21:36:59 +0000 Charm54 2630296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, they were friends before DH and I ever got together. We spend all major holidays with both sides, and are even traveling together to WDW this March. We are so lucky that everyone gets along so well and they consider each other family </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630294 Fri, 30 Sep 2016 21:30:10 +0000 nana87 2630294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A fair amount! Especially considering They don't live in the same cities. we've done thanksgivings before, mil has stayed with my parents several times when visiting us, my parents came to fil's funeral and were around to help before/after it, and we've all had many meals all together. Actually, mil doesn't have any siblings and has said she now thinks of my parents as her quasi siblings... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630287 Fri, 30 Sep 2016 21:16:54 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2630287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents visit my FIL every time they visit us here. They haven't seen my MIL since the night DD1 was born. Before that they hadn't seen each other since our wedding. She's fairly antisocial. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-and-in-laws-spend-much-time-together#post-2630286 Fri, 30 Sep 2016 21:09:26 +0000 mrbee 2630286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been together with Bee for 13 years, and have done a pretty good job of keeping my parents and in-laws apart. No good can come of them spending time together haha! They all met at the wedding, and then Bee's mom visited my parents twice in the past decade (Bee and I were here both times).</p> <p>I mostly worry that my side of the family will say or do something that upsets or offends Bee's side!</p> <p>Do your parents and in-laws spend much time together? </p>