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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am so fascinated that people in their 30s and 40s are going on vacations that their (presumably elderly) parents pay for.

In my mind, it should be the other way around, but oh well.  [/quote]

I think this is generally only when the parents are making more money, either from job or investments. My parents/ILs also know we are footing mortgage/nanny costs while they all live debt free and monthly kid expenses, and them spending it on us makes them happy knowing that they can help us all spend time together as a family. [/quote]

Gosh I didn’t realize how common this was.  My DH and I have never been taken on a vacation by our parents, and neither would we pay for our parents to travel with us.  (I don’t want to travel with my parents or in-laws, tbh).

As kids, I never travelled with my grandparents. It’s just not something our family does culturally.

We are able to pay for nice vacations on our own, and so I don’t feel like I am completely missing out.

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