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[quote=Anonymous]Neither set of parents pays for any sort of vacation for dh and I. We make nice salaries- 270k HHI. We love to travel. My parents watch our kids for one week a year so dh and I can go on a childless vacation (this alone makes dh want to kiss their feet- it's priceless). We also go on one vacation a year with my parents. My mom and I get together and think of great places to go and we plan it all. Typically international and fun places for all. I have no trouble paying and dh enjoys it too. My parents watch the kids a few nights while we're there so that dh and I can go out and enjoy the nightlife (priceless!!). My parents are too tired to go out past 8pm and our kids are very easy. Last few years have been to South America. I have zero issues paying for my family. We also go on a Disney trip yearly and sometimes my parents join and help immensely, but sometimes it's just us. We pay our own way.

Inlaws want us to go rent an RV and stay in some random state park. I like camping, but I'm just not doing that on weekdays when I have to take annual leave. We go for 2 days. They're offended, but whatever. I'm not taking a week's annual leave and blowing it on some random Maryland park. They also have invited us with like a month's notice to things, even Disney, but we decline. I need more time to plan! I'm a manager and have a lot of work obligations. I need to be part of the planning, but they leave us off (probably because they don't think DH has any opinions and i shouldn't either).

Anyways- inlaws are jealous of the time my parents get with the kids, but we'd go with them too if they planned nice trips. I don't even need them to pay. I just refuse to blow annual leave on shit trips.[/quote]

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