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[quote=Anonymous]Absolutely disclose.  Many APs believe that they are going to jet all over with their HF.  In fact, if you look at the AP program brochures targeted to APs, this is very much implied.  We discuss the fact that we do not include AP on our vacations.  We will do some local day trips, but not vacations with her.  Mostly this is due to the fact that most of our vacations are taken with our extended family and I want this special time spent with them, not introducing and accommodating AP.  I also think AP and HF need a few breaks from each other during the year.  I am very transparent with these reasons.

I don’t say this during the interview, but my other reasons include...

- I have three boys, so bringing AP requires purchasing/renting extra room, bigger house
- I don’t need babysitting help while on vacation
- I brought our first AP on vacation and she got very sick with ear infection and we spent most of our vacation dealing with that.  Bad first time experience.

I do delay our Christmas trip departure to the night of Christmas in order to spend Christmas Eve and morning with APs who want to “experience American Christmas”.[/quote]

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