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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Life is short, and family ties are important.

So, your options are:
Suck it up,  it's family and important
Skip it - not important to you 
Send spouse and kids, you stay home

I would suck it up and attend.  My ILs have both passed, and as much as it was incredibly unpleasant being around them, it was important for our kids to have that relationship[/quote]

Where is your reminder to DH and his parents and siblings that "life is short, and family ties are important"? Shouldn't you be advising them to meet OP halfway by alternating styles of trips, or camping somewhere where she could, say, stay in a nearby lodge or resort? [/quote]

No, because they all like it except OP, so OP needs to suck it up.[/quote]

No, she doesn’t. She’s free to not go. They can then choose: is the style trip more important than being with all members of the family?

In my family, we find ways to compromise and accommodate other people. We value being together. We have even done a “camping this time, beach house next time” kind of scenario where everyone gets exactly the kind of trip they prefer, just not every time. Then again, your family may be different with what—and who—you value.[/quote]

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