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[quote=Anonymous]I tend to agree that if your MIL is going on a family vacation with her son, his wife and her extended family, that it is a mildly rude to abandon her for private time.  Since you are married and you don't have kids, you can have private time anytime without having to do so on vacation.  However, as I know some extended families can be stressful, I understand if you need a little alone time just to recharge, but I would try not to make it more than, say, an hour here or there.  A day trip is really just obnoxiously long.  You can plan a day trip on a weekend when you're home without doing it while you are on a vacation and leaving her there with your family for the day.  Even though your husband travels Mon-Fri, you still have weekends together just the two of you, when he hasn't dragged his mother on a family vacation with a family that is not hers.

If you need to sneak away for a short period of time, rather than say "Bob and I are going for a bike ride," just say "Bob and I are going out for a little while.  We'll be back shortly."  If she asks where you are going, you say "We just need a little time to ourselves; it won't be long."  Since you know that she'll take any opening to insert herself, don't give her any openings.  I would recommend taking her on any day trips, but allowing yourself a short walk or bike ride without her as long as you don't do this too often or close together. 
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