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[quote=Anonymous]First, thank you to everyone for their insights. This was actually pretty helpful when outside people will take a stab at your issues.

To be honest, I am close with my mom as her only child but we don't always get along.

We have traveled together before with varying results and I am really leery of spending that much time with her or her friends with little respite.

She does not get along with DH and he tolerates her for my sake, and he is not willing to go on this trip, even for me. He would happily stay home with the kids, but he pointed out that he didn't think I wanted to go, which makes him against it. I think he and all of you are right on that - I don't.

I do recognize that this is an opportunity to travel with her, but I think the cost is too great. [b]To be clear, she is not paying.[/b] Is expects us to pay and wants us to bring the kids, which will cost upwards of $8K, which I have, but would not spend on a vacation for myself right now.

I think offering to get her a gift for her trip seems like a nice idea - thank you for that.[/quote]

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