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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Am I getting this right - brunch doesn't work, lunch doesn't work and dinner doesn't work? You wanted people to plan early breakfasts and suppers?[/quote]

Yes, OP is saying brunch, lunch and dinner all don’t work for her.[/quote]

I think she’s saying it doesn’t work to have all those activities planned for the same day. As in, we can skip nap to do lunch, but we can’t then also push bedtime back to 10 for the loud party. And then also do brunch the next day. [/quote]

So Don't Go To All The Things. That doesn't mean the things can't still all be held. You don't need to be there for everything. Say yes and do what you want, skip what doesn't work. Simple.[/quote]

This. Rested children, or going to every event. Pick ONE.[/quote]

Oh come on.  She is visiting family from out of town.  She isn’t supposed to attend events or eat any meals with them?

Why can’t people just eat at normal times?  Breakfast is at 7-8am, lunch is at noon, dinner at 6pm.  If people would just eat at the times they normally eat instead of being on a warped vacation/holiday schedule, there would be no issue.  [/quote]

She has to work with THEIR schedule, not the other way around. If she can't want to, that's on her.[/quote]

I guess.  But why don’t people wish to enjoy their grandchildren they only see once a year?  Why make it so they can either not come or come and be kind of miserable?  
When my sister visits with her child, I make sure that we do things that adults and kids both enjoy, have plenty of downtime, and schedule babysitters when we are doing adult things.  I don’t expect her to just figure it out or stay home.  Why even ask family members to visit if that’s your attitude?[/quote]

It’s one thing for the host family to work around the guests (to a point.) But it sounds like OP is complaining about extended family that live nearby but not at the home where she is staying. When my kids were small, each day we’d choose either skipping nap OR missing bedtime, but not both in one day. And if the trip is more than 2-3 days, you need a sleep catchup day.[/quote]

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