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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the posters are overreacting.  My parents divorced when I was little and my dad remarried and had 2 more kids.  I visited him and sometimes went on vacations like the beach with them.  A few times they went on big vacations like Hawaii and Disney and I didn't go.  I was old enough to understand that my dad was allowed to vacation with his other kids without taking me.  I didn't feel left out.  My mom took me on vacations too so honestly, I ended up going on vacation twice most years.  I wouldn't take a 3 yr old to Disney myself.  I'd wait a few years until the kid could actually remember the trip and by then, the older kids won't be interested anyway.[/quote]

But what if you had felt left out and specifically asked to be included, and your dad said no?[/quote]

10 is not really old enough to "understand" and, frankly, I'm not sure s/he should have to. Disney is not just any vacation for a 10 year old.

I'm a child of divorce and my dad vacationed without me (and without my step sibs) with just my step mother and half brother (i.e., their kid) all the time. Sometimes I was a little jealous, but I realized that I got to go on vacations with my mom too that my half brother didn't get to go on. A trip to Disney World or any place that I specifically loved or requested to go? I would have lost my shit. Disney World is made for 10 year olds not 3 year olds. Take everyone for a cheaper trip now or take your 3 year old to Sesame Place (which he will like better anyway) and wait a few years for the Disney trip when the older two will likely be over it. Can you go to Disney World with just your 3 year old? Absolutely. Will your relationship with your step kids ever be the same? Not a chance in hell. Even more importantly, will your husband's relationship with his kids ever be the same? No. [/quote]

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