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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just send them an email saying "great! So glad you guys want the cabin. Now the main kitchen can be used for gluten foods.  That's easier on grandma, don't you think?"[/quote]

Depends on whether it's actually easier on Grandma.

I know grandmothers who love to cook for their family.  It's one of their love languages, and they'd be very hurt if they couldn't cook for one of their grandchildren.  If Grandma is going to be caring for the toddler at all (and most grandmothers would offer to do so when there's a newborn in the picture), then being able to grab something from the fridge rather than heading to a different building, would definitely be easier.

I think that having the main house stay GF is totally reasonable, but then giving the other family with kids the cabin makes perfect sense. [/quote]

This is exactly how things are in my family. Our 2. 5 year old has celiac and we visited my parents' beach house for the first time since diagnosis recently. (Last time we were there I was avoiding gluten after a few miscarriages and some other symptoms suggesting I might have issues with it but am MUCH more careful with my son than with myself.) My mom wanted to be able to have easy nice family meals and spend a week before we arrived making the kitchen safe. It was SO SO SO nice for us and easier for everyone else too. (Granted, the rest of us are adults who can handle rice, potatoes, potato chips, tortillas, tortilla chips, gluten free pastas, gluten free pancake mix, etc. just fine (here I'm noting it's not all that hard). A nice side effect of the visit is my dad's chronic GI distress was much better after 10 days (likely a line of un-diagnosed Celiacs).

I do think it's fine to ask why they want the guest house.

I also am guessing these are your inlaws.[/quote]

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