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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can think of a few situations when I would let my kids go out of the country without me, but this isn't one of them. Either the kids being so young and the MIL being 75 would probably be enough for me to say no, but combined would definitely be a hard no. At that age my kids would do trips to visit our families a few states away, but that's as much as I was comfortable with. If they were more seasoned travelers and fluent in the language there, if they were older, if the adults were younger and more mobile, that might change things.

Ultimately, it doesn't matter how extended family feel about your decision. That's a huge ask. I get grandma wanting to give grandkids an opportunity to travel, and it's nice of her to offer. However, pressuring you or undermining you isn't okay and would be a problem. DH needs to get on the same page and be a united front with you, and you should probably mention to MIL not to tell the kids about it since it's not happening. (My mom would totally talk it up to the kids and then say how she wishes she could take them but mommy won't let you go.)[/quote]

Besides the elderly single MIL and in physically handicapped single SIL, there is a lot of all-time high social unrest, refugee issues, crime, and terrorism in big cities and airports. You better send any minors with very vigilant travel companions who aren’t marks. Because your kids are. And you do have to go through major airports or Capitol cities to get to the rural homeland house… [/quote]
Elderly and handicapped, lord some of you people are really drama queens.
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