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[quote=Anonymous]Over the last break we went away for a long ski weekend with 2 other families. Really nice/quality people, both wives and husbands. The kids are various ages from 16-31 (most on the upper end). The older kids came with either a girlfriend or fiancé. We were a large group. We planned a lot of family activities, but my three kids were the least cooperative by far.  They came to a few things but would only stay a short while and skipped out on a few dinners, lunches on the slopes etc. It was NOT because of age because my kids (2 girls and 1 boy) all had kids the same age there.

I felt really intimidated because their families if I am to be honest seemed so high functioning, like they were all on the same page, all the time. Their dynamics (both families) seems really in sync. Not something I am used to at least not on a consistent basis. It made me feel kind of sad, a little bit of a failure like why were my kids the only ones not easily cooperating. I cannot say anything about any of the others because truthfully their kids both the younger and older seemed really open to the various events planned, always showed up and seemed to be genuinely happy to be there.

I have to confess, I couldn't wait till it was over because I had a lot fo anxiety over how this made me feel, I was annoyed with my own family for not being more flexible and cooperative and not fault of their own, it just left me feeling really inferior and like I failed somehow.I felt like I was having to make excuses for them and it just made me really uncomfortable.  Anyone else ever have this experience?[/quote]

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