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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP Here with a few follow ups:

- DW has been seeing a therapist for her post-partum depression. It's definitely improved [b]over the past few weeks[/b]. Having our daughter successfully transition to a new daycare has helped as well.

- Regarding specifics about our daughters anxiety, the issue is when she's without us in an unfamiliar place. Both my wifes parents and my parents have watched her in our house without us present, and that's been fine. Since for this weekend, our daughter will be in a place that she's literally never been to in her life, that's what's causing the anxiety.

- To the poster who commented that we're projecting our anxiety onto our daughter; that's probably true to an extent. There have been times where I've said to my wife "we just have to let her try a new situation," which is how we were able to successfully have her be watched in our house.

- Regarding how to talk with my parents about this, they're the kind of people who will be pushy to get us to watch our daughter, as opposed to being understanding. For example, I could see that if I said "our daughter is having some seperation anxiety, so we'll maybe do something all together," they'd counter with "oh, I'm sure she'll be fine. She doesn't seem fussy now!" instead of just being supportive of our decision. In talking to my wife, I can tell that this isn't something that she's going to budge/be flexible on. [/quote]

Thank you for your update OP.  You both seem to have good heads on your shoulders!  I am concerned that this trip is too much, too soon given the bolded and your parents' personalities.[/quote]

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