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Family Christmas Get Away
Asked by K.R. from Denver
on August 30, 2010
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Hey ladies! We are looking to go away for Christmas this year, but have no clue where to start. This has been an incredibly stressful year, so we just want to go away ...
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- It doesn't have a beach, but Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO is really nice at Christmas time.
- I used Vacation Rentals By Owner (www.VRBO.com) one time to find a condo for a family Christmas vacation.
- We did Disney World this past Christmas. Disney has a cruise line...you may want to look into that.
Daughter Saw Pictures of Her Dad on Vacation Without Her
Asked by D.F. from San Antonio
on November 21, 2011
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My 14yo daughter saw pictures on Facebook of her dad, his wife and her 5yo half sister in Colorado. She got so upset.
A little background. Her dad and I broke up when...
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- I'm sorry. My parents separated when I was 12 and got divorced when I was 15. My father was seeing someone else. It was rough on my sister and me. We were shown lots o...
- I would say something to him, not accusingly, but to make him aware. Ask if he ever plans on taking his daughter on a family vacation, because she longs to go, and is ...
- This is devastating to her, because of the loss she feels. The lost time and the different relationship her young stepsister is getting that she never got with this ...
Road Trip: Fun Family Entertainment in the Car?
Asked by A.C. from Dallas
on April 18, 2013
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We're going on a great southern / midwest tour and have some awesome sites to visit and activities planned at our destinations, and I know I can pack a movie a day for...
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- We play "Tractors, Deer, and Turkeys." Basically, you get points for what you see. Tractors are 1 point (no construction equipment or lawn mowers...farm tractors o...
- I like the road trip bingo that's always fun. You can play I spy. Some of the other things would be harder for the 3 year old to do. But you can play the alphabet g...
- Stop at a truck stop and buy a set of road bingo cards...lots of fun. ;) I also like the Mystery Man (or something) puzzle books with the magic pen, but perhaps thos...
Piggyback off Blended Family Question (Sorry, This Is Long!)
Asked by K.B. from Detroit
on November 7, 2012
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This is something I have wrestled with internally for some time now and the question just posted about the little girl, and her much more privelaged half-sister with a...
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- I know that all kids can be envious, but it seems as though girls tend to be a lil more envious. I also know that boys are usually closer and more protective of th...
- At their ages, they probably don't want or need a lot of communication with you or their dad. Let's face it, you haven't really been there for them much this past 4 y...
- You sound like a great stepmom. I don't think you should communicate with them via their mother. You can try to call and text more, but they are at an age when boy...
Husband Won Vacation to Las Vegas...
Asked by C.M. from Albuquerque
on August 20, 2010
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So my husband works long days and we don't get family vacations but his work is sending him and I to Las Vegas in September. My problem is that we have a 11 month old...
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- I say GO! Like yours, my husband won a trip from work but it was to Lake Tahoe. Our kids were almost three years old and 1 month old. Like you I was worried with the b...
- She is 11 months, not a newborn. She will be just fine and it will give your parents a chance to bond with her and your son while you get to have a FREE vacay with yo...
- Take the baby with you. You could also take your parents so they can watch the kids at night. My daughter (5) loves, loves Vegas. There is so much to do there for kids...
Anybody Rent a Vacation Property Through VRBO?
Asked by L.S. from Los Angeles
on November 17, 2010
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And did you pay via check or credit card? We've never done this before and are just wondering which payment method is "safest" when you are not dealing w/ an establis...
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- Another vote of yes for VRBO. We have used them for properties in Vail, Breckenridge, Destin, Myrtle Beach and a local lake. Never, ever have we had a problem. We p...
- credit card, several times, and we LOVE VRBO. We've never had a problem, but if you use a cc, you can always try to get the money back that way. We've always had g...
- We used it to rent a place for a family reunion in Door County, WI -- it worked out great.
Would You Let Your Baby's Grandparents Take Him on a Vacation Without You?
Asked by M.P. from Chicago
on October 25, 2009
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My mother-in-law lives in the flat downstairs from ours and takes care of our 1-year-old while my husband and I are at work/gradschool. Today she asked my husband if ...
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- Hi M.! I thought I would add a comment from another perspective that may help you in the future. For many years in my early childhood, my dear Grandmother told me th...
- Your mother-in-law is being EXTREMELY unreasonable! I would NEVER leave my child alone even overnight at a relative's house. I don't care how close I am to them. An...
- You are absolutely right!! I think grandparents sometimes forget who the parents are and it doesn't hurt to remind them. What isn't sitting with me well is why they wa...
Okay for Grandparents to Skip Birth Because of Vacation?
Asked by M.P. from New York
on June 18, 2012
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Hi, all. My father-in-law always goes to a certain sports fantasy camp at the same time of year. Our daughter, his first grandchild, was due just after the camp, but a...
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- My father in-law missed a few of them & my in-laws had 4th of July plans with a son out of state 2 years ago... they watch the kids when we had the others - so when my...
- I am a little late to answer this, but my aprents went on a cruise and missed my daughters birth, the last grandchild! I was frustrated becasue they scheduled the crui...
- A lot of grandparents do not live close to their children/grandparents and a very typical thing is to wait a few days or a week to let mom rest and Dad take care of hi...
How Much Do You Think House Guests Should Adapt Themselves to the Family Sched?
Asked by L.B. from New York
on March 4, 2013
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A little background... My mother in law incomes over from India once a year. Currently she is here for a month, which is allegedly a HUGE compromise because she belie...
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- Man, that sucks. I would have given her my bedroom, so I could have the rest of the house at night. Or, let her sleep in the kid's room. A month out of the year? I gue...
- I think that your husband needs to sit down in the living room while you put your child to bed and turn on the TV. When his mom says it's time to go to sleep, he shou...
- There is more to marrying/dating outside of your culture than people want to realize. I am in an alternative lifestyle situation with a Filipina. We see things differe...
Florida Vacation
Asked by S.K. from Houston
on June 30, 2011
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Family and I will be going to Florida next week for son's baseball World Series in Disney. Do you know where we can get some discounted tickets for Universal Studios....
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- Everything in that area is expensive! Sea World is really fun and I think the Disney water parks are less expensive. When we were kids (grew up in FL), we LOVED this...
- Aquatic (Seaworld's waterpark) might be cheaper than the Disney waterparks. Also, if your kids are interested in alligators, they might enjoy Gatorland. It's kind of ...
- Are you or anyone in your family at AAA member? if so they offer awesome discounts. In fact you may be able to just stop in one of their offices and they might work wi...
