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[quote=Anonymous]Before we had kids we used to spend a week in a big beach house with 5 or 6 IL families whose kids were teens. MIL and her daughters (moms of the teens) are very tight and between them they had the kitchen and common space under control. I just went with the flow and tried not to get in their way. It was a good way for the ILs to spend time together.

We also went to an AI with the adults only. It was very relaxed. Not the kind of vacation I'd have chosen for just us, but for family time it was a nice set up.

Since we've had kids, we've done beach house vacations with friends who have similar aged kids. It's easiest when the friends we share with have the same speed and vacation style as us. But even with the most compatible family, we've found that 3-4 days are usually enough. More than that it starts to wear you down. The kids have a lot of fun, but it's also a great deal of work for the parents. And this is just two families sharing a house. Add in more families and different personalities, whoever ends up holding the bag, be it cleaning up after everyone, or organizing activities and ensure supplies, will be resentful, while others complain that their preferences are not met.

In short, I would not do a multi family vacation under one roof.[/quote]

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