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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My in laws did this to us— “took” us on vacation and covered hotels while international airfare was on us. Oh and *just* us his married sisters were treated to everything. We have subsequently declined to travel with them except when it’s someplace we want to go and we invite *them* to join *us* at their expense if they want to. Much less resentment that way.[/quote]

How did that go down? What made them think that was a good approach?[/quote]

I don’t know that they think it’s a good idea, but they know it’s the only way they’re vacationing with us.

It went down by my saying, I am not using half of my PTO to go on a vacation that someone else chooses as their all-expenses-paid dream vacation and we’re just along for the ride. My husband was so embarrassed that his parents did it in the first place I think he would have been fine never vacationing with them again, but as a compromise we invite them on trips when it suits us to do so. [/quote]

I just can't imagine paying for only 2 of 3 siblings. Who does that???[/quote]

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