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[quote=Anonymous]If you have successfully navigated family members or ILs like this, I’d love your tips.

On vacation, or even just when we have visitors or are visiting relatives, my family likes to take our time in the mornings. If we have a reason to get up and get going, like church or a planned activity or a planned day trip or something, of course we get up and get going. But otherwise, we like to relax and ease into the day.

Some of our relatives are Morning Pouncers. They talk loudly, make no attempt to be a little quiet if people are still sleeping, start fussing about making an elaborate breakfast that none of my family wants, at least not at 6 a.m. In the summer, I’m able to sneak downstairs, get an iced coffee from the fridge, and hide in the bedroom to get at least 30 minutes of blessed quiet, but in winter, I’m trapped with no coffee, because if they see me, they expect full and instant contact and being “on.” We’ve tried talking about our preference to ease into the day, but if they see any of us, the expectations and the noise start, full-on. Any advice?[/quote]

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