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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seriously, what is the big deal? So what if they come along?[/quote]

DH and I would like to go out to dinner alone one night, we've already agreed to swap babysitting duties.  The parental units feel that dinner should all be eaten together.  My kids are 3 and 6, they still don't get why we eat dinner before 9pm.  They are night owls and don't start their day until 2-3pm but everything should be done as a family so we should not go to the beach without them.  My step mom is a fantastic gourmet cook.  I am a mom with 2 kids.  She enjoys making multi course meals.  She expects others to do the same in return. If I manage a protein, a vegetable and a starch on a plate, I consider that a success.  She starts her meals with an app, a soup, and salad followed by the main course and dessert.  Everything is homemade and delicious.  She has come right out and told me she does not enjoy store bought food and won't eat it.  I just can't cook like she does and yes, they eat like that every night.

The last time we tried this a few years ago it didn't work out well.  There were a lot of hurt feelings around expectations that were not communicated.  This time my brother and I just wanted a fun, non stressful vacation.[/quote]

Step mom is a controlling b***ch. It has to be her way or no way AND her demanding mother comes with the package? RUN... You are not describing a vacation.[/quote]

I appreciate the sentiment but not the name calling.  [/quote]

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