What jilltro wrote . You have to set boundaries . And honestly , the relationship between your children and their grandparents won ' t suffer . but your relationship with your in laws , and simultaneously with your children , will . Offer an alternative Skype chat after Christmas dinner ? The children can show granny and grandpa what they got for Christmas and your inlaws get to see their faces and the excitement . You get to keep your sanity and the new established boundaries . <| sep |> No thanks . I ' m seriously digging the warming climate in NY . We have so many great things to look forward to with Natural Climate Change , which is overlooked by Fools Trying to preserve yesterday ' s coastline . Kill the EPA , man doesn ' t contribute significantly to the warming climate . I ' m proclimate warmth .