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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I always see these beach photos of huge groups of friends and family and it always looks like such a good time.[/b] We went to the beach with five other families and I came back really disliking two families. One family I barely knew but like previously. Another wife I always wasn’t a fan of and now actively dislike. Another family had a kid who was violent and hitting, tantruming and making parents miserable. All the couples seem to be fighting, wives mad at husbands for drinking too much.

I do think the kids had a great time.

The last time we went on a trip like this, my very good friend’s daughter was being mean to my child and it ended up escalating between the parents and my very good friend and I had a falling out over this. We technically made up but we don’t hang out the way we used to.

Are these beach vacations enjoyable for others?

While it wasn’t a huge deal, the eating together was also unnecessarily difficult with the gluten free healthy eating mom, early meal family, late dinner family, family who doesn’t pay, contribute, or clean.

I think I want to travel with just our family or with one family at a time.[/quote]

Of course pictures will look like a blast!  Not only is it just 1/60th of a second, but what you see are curated moments.  Rarely will someone post pictures of tantruming kids, drunk husbands, checked out wives or friends fighting.

I prefer going on vacation with just family but I will also go with friends, but not share a house.  We are very close and like each other, warts and all. It can be so much fun but also have it's moments. [/quote]

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