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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do the vacations always revolve around what the older parents want? In my 20s I really wanted to travel and only had 2 weeks vacation. Why go to a beach with my family when I could see them just on a random weekend and not need to use annual leave? I wanted to go overseas or South America on vacations. I’m in my 30s now.[b] I don’t remember my grandparents forcing everyone on a vacation. [/b]What’s wrong with just Christmas or thanksgiving?[/quote]

[b]Agree! We lived local to all of our family, saw them regularly, were fairly close, and never vacationed together![/b][/quote]

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Just because you summon the minions to schlep 6+ (always longer than six hour trip, BTW, always) hours away every year, to a place you chose, crammed into to a house you have never been to, on a date that is not convenient for them and their growing families, [b]so you can ignore most of your grandchildren (like you ignored your children), that involves crossing a highway to get to a beach, with nothing but terrible food within driving distance, and a week full of chores involving about 15 peoples' filth and dishes, on limited vacation time.......where do I even start?  My God, you don't even talk to each other while you are there, and people are constantly slipping out, not telling people where they are going.[/b]  That's messed up.  Thank you PP, well said.  If you want to see us, we live down the street!  We are not here so you can brag to your "friends" about your idea of "vacation" - it is not a vacation for us, in any sense of the word.  Makes zero sense.[/quote]

Yes to all of this!! I had no idea where my inlaws were half the time on this vacation they insisted we all take.[/quote]

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