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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Could they meet you on your preferred getaway vacation? And I'm not sure how much relaxing on a beach you get to do when you have a toddler. :)[/quote]

You're 100% right that it will be less-than-relaxing with a baby & toddler.  I wouldn't mind it if they came either, and will definitely consider inviting them.  As I mentioned, I do love them deeply and vice-versa.  But I can't count on their help at all.  The last time we went to the beach, they ROUTINELY did stupid things.  It was even more stressful than usual.  My DH asked them to watch the toddler as we went into the ocean for a minute.  I kept an eye on my son since something in my gut told me to give them a "trial period" before I entrusted my son to their care.

Yeah they TURNED THEIR BACKS on my 18 month old (at the time) while he entered the somewhat turbulent surf.  I CHARGED out of the water looking very much like a hippo (I was pregnant) or something and grabbed him.  They couldn't understand that he couldn't be left alone for a second.  My husband tried again (and of course I also had an eye on him), and my inlaws WANDERED AWAY.  Literally walked off, leaving my son playing in the sand.  Don't get me wrong, I don't think that you need to watch a kid like a hawk normally.  But it was the beach!  And our son is a runner who loves water but can't swim.  But they went off on a hike in the cliffs.  When they came back my DH yelled at them, and they responded with "But I thought he seemed happy playing there in the sand?"

I still wonder how DH and his siblings made it to adulthood.

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