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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The fact that DH doesn't like "ruffle feathers" with his mom and sister is a HUGE RED FLAG to me.  That is code for "he is a doormat to his mom and sister and you pay the price".

I would say absolutely not.  But my DH and I learned early on that having our kids share a bedroom with us was a sure fire way to have a miserable vacation.  We'd do it in a hotel now that they are a little older, but not in a vacation house.

You made a mistake putting them in your room last year and not making it really uncomfortable for SIL and her family.

This is a DH problem.  [/quote]

Agree. In most families, each individual would be "allowed/expected" to speak up and voice their concern, in turn - there are so many factors and personalities.

In the situations that I am familiar with, the sister/s and mother may mirror and enable each other, and the men (and women) who married in just try to get by.  Some family dynamics are complicated, convoluted and difficult (ex: abuse, or depression/anxiety/mental illness/other). Some families are easy to vacation with, and some just are not; in some families, there are control freaks who have to have everything their way, and that really complicates matters. Difficult families are difficult, because they do not talk about the difficulties.

Families are hard - as pointed out by a couple PPs. 
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