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It depends on the family, OP.  My BFF has IL's that, 90% of the vacation time, or any time, sit around in a circle watching t.v. and/or reading.  Which would be fine, but my friend is really an outgoing, sparkly, social, upbeat type.  The IL's, not so much.

I think BFF would be far less annoyed if she had much vacation time, but she doesn't, so it sucks.  Not much for her to look forward to :(  Her MIL, for example, is the type to try to leave BFF out of photos, mostly out of jealousy.  Mil complained about DIL, and MIL's friends chimed in about how pretty she is (she is, she is the prettiest of our friends, IMO) - so MIL got REALLY ticked off!  Kind of funny, that MIL's nastiness backfired on her.

Some people do the family vacation for their spouses.  Her spouse kind of acts like his family, but more personality, thankfully.  I feel bad for my BFF, because she is going through enough (she doesn't talk about it, and isn't the type), so my wish for her is that she would have something to look forward to once in a while - other than a nasty MIL who thinks she is somehow doing them a favor.

If you have anything in common with your IL's, and your family is able to take time off at the same time, I would say: why not do the extended family vacation; perhaps at different, close by rental houses, so it might feel like more of a vacation than cramming everyone into a house?

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