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18 Year Old Doesn't Want to Go on Vacation

Our 18 year old daughter, whom is bi-polar, does not want to go on vacation with her dad, 14 year old sister and myself (mom). I can't decide if I should force her to go or not. If she goes with us she will probably make the rest of us miserable. If she doesn't go with us I will worry about her staying home alone. She tends to be forgetful and I worry about her forgetting to (or not wanting to) take her daily medication. I also worry about her cooking something on our stove and forgetting about it. Should we make her go?

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Where to Vacation???

So my husband and i are thinking of taking a vacation togeather next year...

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18 Year Old Doesn't Want to Go on Vacation

Our 18 year old daughter, whom is bi-polar, does not want to go on vacation with her dad, 14 year old sister and myself (mom). I can't decide if I should force her to go or not. If she goes with us she will probably make the rest of us miserable. If she doesn't go with us I will worry about her staying home alone. She tends to be forgetful and I worry about her forgetting to (or not wanting to) take her daily medication. I also worry about her cooking something on our stove and forgetting about it. Should we make her go?

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Where to Vacation???

So my husband and i are thinking of taking a vacation togeather next year...

Pets and Travel

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Where Can We Go for Vacation?

Okay... I am looking for opinions on the best place to go for vacation with my husband and our 2 kids (5y,9y). We are looking at the caribbean now and can't nail down a spot. We are open to anywhere but Mexico, again. I know I can contact a travel agent (and I have one that I have used for several years in a row), but we do not want to use one this year for particular reasons. I am just hoping to hear your great vacation stories! We love to shop, beach, keep the kids entertained and enjoy the finer places (which Mexico seems to offer on a...

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Private Baby Sitting

What is the going rate for babysitting these days? Anyone know? Like if my...

Travel & Extended Family

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How to Come to Terms with Uninvolved Extended Family

We are expecting our 3rd child over the next couple of weeks. As with our previous births, family has never even asked if they could be of any assistance (ie. to watch our 2 kids during the birth process, help out afterwards, etc). Our family all lives 3 hours away (they are not around the block but not in Alaska, either). My father is deceased and sadly, my mother has never been of any assistance to me - this may be one I have such a hard time accepting this. Growing up my mother never attended school trips (I remember crying in 6th...