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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, families like you suck.

Your “nice offer” would cause issues in our house because I will
Have to say yes. BUT—

—I do not want to spend my money having my son take
vacation with you Your family. 
—I do not want you taking my son away from me
on a vacation. I already have limited
Time with him.
— Thankfully, I also
Have money, but if I did not, you would extra suck for
Creating a bad family dynamic of
Giving him something I could not afford.  
— I do not want to give him lots of money for
Activities that he may or may not like. And without the rest of
Our family (see the theme)
— And a really don’t want you to
Be sanctimonious, like you are doing us a favor. 
— signed, one of your good friends. You just don’t know which one. 
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I’m not the OP, but this is ridiculous. You do not HAVE to say yes. It’s an invitation, not a dunning notice. Just say no!! If you can’t say no to your kid, that’s on YOU! [/quote]

This sounds simple, and it would be if one set of parents asked the other set of parents first. Instead, offer parents ask their kid if kid would like to bring a friend. Kid talks to friend and both get excited about the possibilities of the trip. Then friend’s parents have to tell their child that they didn’t budget for another family’s vacation plans OR may have to stretch to accommodate something that wasn’t in their budget.  I think it’s great to offer — and assure the friend’s parents that everything will be covered except souvenirs. Most parents who can will either reciprocate, provide money for incidentals, or both.  I think this should be done without expecting any reciprocity, but appreciating it if it happens.

What makes this NOT “ridiculous “ is that you’ve created a potentially complicated issue for someone else’s family, and that could be particularly true if the family says”No.” [/quote]

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