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[quote=Anonymous]I'm only 44, but I am quickly losing my tolerance for uncomfortable "vacations" with family.  I fully admit to being pickier about food, scheduling (mostly being on time for planes & trains), and sleeping accommodations than most people, but that's not the issue.

The issue is when my relatives push back/criticize/mock my preferences, despite the fact that I'm not impacting them in any way. Or refuse to accommodate my reasonable requests (like the time I want to leave for the airport, for no discernable reason other that to disagree with me.)  Or randomly change things we have already agreed on (like adding more guests to the shared house or changing the room we are sleeping in) in a way that impacts my plan.  Or outright lying about accommodations (claiming they have an airbed when they actually don't - "you can just sleep on this beanbag chair!")  Or mocking/criticizing my food choices (e.g., I bought a dozen eggs because having protein in the AM is really important to me, and get tons of questions about that apparently bizarre thing to do.)

Hopefully OP is not like my relatives, but she may want to think about what happened on the last family vacation. If she disrespected or refused to accommodate something her dad wanted, then that may be at the root of it.  If she asks her dad if there is anything she can do to make the trip easier in terms of food and sleeping arrangements, maybe he will tell her.

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