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[quote=Anonymous]We're childfree and on short beach vaca with friends with kids. Not a shared house, just staying at same hotel.

First day at beach, DH and I set up our tent, chairs, took snacks for all, etc. Another couple with baby set up their smaller tent, chairs, and brought a cooler with drinks for all.  Second couple with 4 yr. old and 1.5 yr. old, plus au pair, set up their tent and two chairs. During the day, mostly people hung out under our tent because it seems to provide more shade and breeze compared to the other two tent styles out there - so much so that I wasn't able to stretch my legs out and eventually a friend started using our chair because it was a better (lower to the ground) beach chair compared to the stadium style chair they brought.

For the last day, we only have half day on the beach as we're checking out of hotel. So couple with au pair and two kids say they can't go out to eat b'fast and do the beach as they don't think it will be enough time. The wife in that couple says she would be fine feeding her children McDonald's. DH offers to set up our tent for them (that wife said our tent was better and we all should just use ours only), then go get everyone McDonald's and bring to the beach. I'm against this plan, as carrying and returning all beach gear will be on DH and myself, while I wasn't even able to enjoy the space. They should be able to manage setting up their own beach space and feeding their children, correct? How do I handle this? Just let my DH do it? Step in and tell him not to? Just say I don't plan to eat mcdonald's (which I don't) and will go out to beach and let them figure it out? [/quote]

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