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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can you suggest some alternatives, that still sort of align to what they want to do?

For example, my favorite time to be at the beach is 5-8.  It empties out.  Its not hot.  The light is beautiful.  How about a later dinner, and cocktail hour at the beach from 6-8 and dinner at 8:30?

Or, instead of just chatting after dinner, bring a board game?  Or one of those escape room in a box?  Or even something as silly as charades or Pictionary?  I agree that just chatting for 2 hours gets to be a bit much after a day or two, but I understand that the in laws want to spend time together too[/quote]

This is a good suggestion.

It's best to assume good intent from the in-laws.  They aren't trying to control you, or ruin your vacation.  They see the purpose of the trip as family time and want to maximize family time together.  That's good intent.

So the trick is to find a way to maximize family time in such a way that everyone enjoys, not just them.  Because, tbh, if you're not interested in spending time with them, then you should probably cancel the trip[/quote]

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