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[quote=Anonymous]I haven't read the whole thread, but it seems most people posting are saying they pay for their kids or their parents pay for them.  Gotta love DCUM!  I canNOT relate at all.  My family doesn't go on vacation together.  We want to see each other so we travel to where one of us lives (free place to stay too!).  There were a few times we all travelled somewhere to celebrate a particular event (weddings, graduations), and had hotel rooms or shared a house, but that's about it.  One of my siblings has a large family so flying is expensive.  They drive or don't see the rest of us as often.  I live farther away from everyone else, so its more time and money for me to travel, which is why I don't see everyone as often as I'd like.  Pre-Covid my mom flew around staying with all of us from time to time based on her vacation time.  She's retired now and has more flexibility, once she feels comfortable flying.  We all pay our own way, and that has always seemed natural.

My husband's family is large and has opened my eyes to other ways of family travel.  Everyone pays their own way in DH's family when we get together somewhere, 
 Usually we gather where one sibling lives.  Sometimes we've shared rented houses.  Sometimes those who want/need more space get a hotel room.  But, some of the people DH's siblings have married have parents who pay for their family vacations, or have vacation homes they use regularly.  It took me a bit to understand this.  Initially I couldn't understand why DH's family insisted on camping when clearly they paid for hotels and resorts when staying with their in-laws.  Ha!  The inlaws were paying for the hotel rooms and resorts elsewhere.  Now that I think about it I am the only IL in DH's family whose own parents haven't paid for a vacation in whole or in part.

I love the concept of paying for my children's vacations, and hope to do that for my own kids some day.  Obviously its a huge privilege if your parents can do this for you, but it really opens up so many possibilities!  [/quote]

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