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[quote=Anonymous]I'm sad my family has given up on getting together (all of us together at the same time). But it gets too hard once everyone has kids. The only thing that works are weddings and funerals!

Also, here's one thing that almost worked (3/4 of the family was there): My brother and his wife rented a place. It was something they could afford by themselves but had space for extra. After booking it, they sent an email such as "We rented a place. We are going from X to Y dates. We can pay for it on our own. However, there is space for x number of additional people in the house. If you want to join us, we can figure out how to split the cost. If not, we'll have a good time on our own too...."

It forced ALL of the answers to the potentially endless discussion of dates/where to stay/who's staying in which house, etc. Later, another family joined them in their rental, and the rest of us all got together and rented one a couple of blocks away..

If I want this to happen again, I think I may repeat what my brother did.[/quote]

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