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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This child would bust into your room in the middle of the night while you're all sleeping if the door wasn't locked and potentially harm you but you can't discuss this with your in laws?

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If we discuss it with my in laws it will (probably) go as follows:

MIL “oh that was all ages ago/he’s doing so well in tae kwon do/his Religious Teacher says he’s making such improvements/he loves little babies/he’s so good with toddlers/you’re overreacting”

FIL: “we should leave him home and not take him to the beach/this Religious Teacher is a quack with no credentials or training/SIL needed to bring him in line years ago/BIL needs to be a stronger father figure”

And you will see none of this gets to the point and opens a wholly unhelpful family debate on a subject I don’t care to discuss. Personally I think the hotel remains the best option, this is something I would revisit if it’s is genuine importance to my in laws. If it’s not, I just want them to stop making a show in front of my almost four y/o who is old enough to think a sleepover would be fun. I suppose the path of least resistance is just to ask them to stop saying that in front of my oldest.

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If you REALLY don't want to have this discussion, then "blame" it on your 4 year old and stay at a hotel. He sleepwalks, he's having night time bedwetting issues, night terrors, thinks he wants to sleep over but freaks out. Tell the IL's that by making a big show it's like teasing him because he's dying to sleep over but you have to be the one to remind him he can't because of whatever issue you pick from the above. And it cues meltdowns and makes you think about not coming at all.

It sounds like this is a once a year thing. Evaluate on a year by year basis. This kid may grow out of it and your kids will definitely get older and be able to take care of themselves a bit more. [/quote]

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