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[quote=Anonymous]Nope, seems similar to me. When I was a kid my family took two vacations a year - winter and summer. The winter vacation consisted of driving from PA to FL to visit my mom’s parents. Sometimes my dad’s parents would drive from MI to join us in FL. The summer vacation consisted of driving to MI and spending a few days with my dad’s parents. Then my parents would leave us there for 2 weeks and do their own thing, then come back and get us. It was wonderful time with grandparents and cousins. Eventually when my mom’s parents passed away, we stopped going to FL, but instead we’d do family ski trips that my dad’s parents and random cousins would join. And we always did holidays with dad’s side of the family, the more the merrier. And still do. This past Thanksgiving there were 30 people at my aunt’s house. All the married cousins and their in-laws and anyone else who wanted to join.

We never vacationed abroad when I was a kid - all vacations were driving and involved family and outdoor activities.

This is mainly what my nuclear family does now except we take short 2-3 day spring break trips as just us, within driving distance. Places in VA or PA or MD. For other trips, we drive to see family, or family joins us at the beach or whatever. My kids are young and I want to build those relationships before we can’t anymore. And that time is coming - I lost a parent, grandparents, and cousins over the past three years, so yes I am happy to prioritize family connections while I can. [/quote]

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