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[quote=Anonymous]I get it - at least some of what you're saying OP. I certainly wouldn't want to spend my vacation budget on camping in a state park either.

But, this is how your ILs enjoy spending time together and I think you've got to make some effort to fit in with the family you've married into. You seem to agree to some extent, since you're asking for advice on how to enjoy it rather than how to get out of it.

So, I'd focus on what the kids can get out of it. Surely there's a world of things for your little one to do in a state park. Surely the cousins enjoy seeing each other, right? And hopefully it's not full of everyone on their iPad and the kids playing video games - to me, that would be a winning factor. Bring some board games, a deck of Apples to Apples cards, and try to bond with your nieces & nephews. I think if you focus on enjoying the opportunities presented that your MIL & FIL will see that you're happy and enjoying things their way and they'll appreciate that. You might feel better about being there if you focus on what you're going to put into it. [/quote]

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