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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of course your husband wants to keep it status quo.  It's great for him! But what are you getting?
I would either cut it down to one trip.  Increase visits to your parents to every 2-3 years with the money you save.  I wouldn't do a darn thing to make these trips so easy for him.  He needs to do all the travel arrangements, pack for the kids and watch them 50% of the time.  You are making it far too enjoyable for him and he doesn't understand how much work it is.   You need to not save him when he doesn't adequately plan.  [/quote]

This is it.

Bottom line: inlaws are definitely not going to travel to you. So your options are to 1) travel as normal and arrange it so your husband does all the heavy lifting on logistics and kid care; 2) all stay home and celebrate one of the holidays as a nuclear family; 3) send your spouse/kids to the inlaws solo for a Thanksgiving and enjoy a few days of freedom and relaxation at home.

If it were me, I'd do #3 one time to really drive home how much work is involved in the travel. And then I'd hope we could shift toward a mix of #1 and #2.[/quote]

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