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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you sound pretty princess-y - "we can afford to go on vacation like we want," "she COULD have more money if she worked more" etc.  That said, in terms of the actual issue at hand, I can't see why they'd object as long as you pay for your own place.[/quote]

I think OP's point is valid. They have limited vacation time and they can afford to go on vacation the way they'd like.  What is wrong with that?  It's a valid point because if we thought saving the money was a big deal to them maybe our advice would be different.  [/quote]

Her point is valid and I think it's fine to go ahead and get another/bigger condo, but she didn't need to add in all the snooty details. [/quote]

Exactly.
- 12:53[/quote]

Thanks guys.  This is actually fair enough, and you're picking up on (or I was telegraphing!) my general frustration with SIL.  She is a huge mooch off her parents all around - she's the type who, when parents offer to pay for plane tickets, will throw in the cost of gas and parking at the airport, despite them having put her through med school so she could support herself in a nice way.  More importantly, she drives the vacation agenda.  I'm sure this vacation in this location was her idea, during the week that was convenient for her, and I hate feeling like I'm a brat if it's not what I want to do.  [b]Not that they should ask me, but maybe DH or his brother should get to pick a destination and setup sometime[/b] (dont even get me started about the days when family Christmas was in Utah, where she did her residency, so she could plant her kids with the grandparents and ski with her friends on their dime while DH and I tried to figure out how to entertain a 2YO in waist-high snow...).

Anyway, appreciate all opinions and sounds like I have a plan.[/quote]

While sitting around the pool with the whole fam in your tropical paradise, your DH casually says something like, "wow, this is so great.  I am totally enjoying our family vacation.  I'm so glad we do this every year.  I'm even starting to think about next year!  You know where I'd love to go?  To XYZ vacation hot spot.  Bro, what do you think?  Got any suggestions?"[/quote]

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