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[quote=Anonymous]+1 to the idea of an alternate holiday.  In my family we do Easter and everyone is off the hook for Thanksgiving and Christmas.  It's such a blessing to avoid winter travel and I really appreciate it.

And +1 to not making "annual" an expectation.  I would rather turn down a trip than enter into an expectation that I go every year.  They will eventually have their own in-laws who may expect some of their vacation time as well.  New babies come when they come.

And +1 to not expecting too much gratitude.  They, especially your future DILs and SILs, are probably doing this as a favor to you, rather than you as a favor to them, and if you don't like that feeling it isn't their problem.  It's the truth and pretending otherwise will do nobody any good.  Vacation time off work is precious, more precious than gold, and no free trip is actually that much fun if you don't truly want to go or if it causes a problem for you at work.  Don't pretend they have as much vacation time as you do in a more senior place in your career.[/quote]

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