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[quote=Anonymous]There is of course lots of backstory here, but in a nutshell, my family (parents, my family (DH, me, 2 boys), and sometimes my sister and her DH) usually go to the beach for a week each summer together. It's ok....we mostly go because the kids get to spend time with the grandparents, etc. My sister is high-strung and immature, has no kids, and is generally controlling and bossy (we tend to limit contact just because it's stressful at other times). This year my sister was planning another trip and was unable to go to the beach during our planned week. We (parents and family) got a smaller house for the week and were planning on only 6 people being there. My mom had a much planned hysterectomy at the end of May. She still can't lift, get in the ocean, etc., but I'm not concerned about that at all because 1) my kids are 4 and 6 and 2) my husband and I can totally handle the kids. We aren't going for free childcare - we're going to spend time with the grandparents. My sister has decided that my mom will not be able to limit her activities and has decided that she will be coming for the first 5 days of the vacation, with her husband, to "help". The problems: we don't need help, the house will be way too crowded, I don't feel like subsidizing her vacation, and I don't like the fact that she just unilaterally decided this. I've got to talk to the family about this today and I'm just dreading it. Sister has no boundaries and will have a tantrum, mother will be torn between soothing my fragile sister and me, and I don't know what the outcome will be but I can't decide if it's worth the argument. I'm guessing it will be worth the argument. Any suggestions for tactics?[/quote]
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