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Vacation question??

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AE here with a question that pertains to the post below ?Family Vacations?. My SC has gone to Disney World with BM and her family several times already and they have made no secret of the fact that they plan to continue to take SC (only child and grandchild) several more times as they thoroughly enjoy Disney. I don?t expect them to take my LO on vacation with them. However we cannot afford to take big vacations like this and I just have no idea how to explain to my LO why they don?t get to go but their sibling does repeatedly.

Any and all help with this would be appreciated  

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  • cole2144cole2144 member

    I would be upfront about the reason you can not make the trip. We took the kids in Sept and they are always asking to go back, and we told them that it is very expensive and we have to save up. At 5, my SD understands that, DS at 2 just says he has to

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    LO is still under a year, I just want to be prepared for the eventual conversation. And I want to be on the same page with DH about it before it happens. The other post reminded me of my concerns.

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    I would be upfront about the reason you can not make the trip. We took the kids in Sept and they are always asking t

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  • lookame3639lookame3639 member
    While SC are vacationing at Disney perhaps you can offer another solution like camping somewhere closer to home. I know its not a huge extravagant vacation but itll offer an alternative and it can be much more fun with activities like horseback riding and
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  • IlumineIlumine member

    Be honest. That SS gets to do different things with his mother's family. Just like your LO's friends will be doing different things with their families. That is life.

      However, I disagree that you should take LO on a trip whenever SS

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  • lookame3639lookame3639 member
    I guess I wasnt clear I didnt mean everytime the other sibling goes on vacation then LO goes on vacation as well...I meant perhaps sometimes or every once in awhile and it doesnt haveto be a long drawn out trip either perhaps a couple of days spent campin
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  • SigirSigir member
    I never even thought of this as a problem, and I know I am going to encounter it bc exh takes dc on very extravagant vacations every year. I never thought that my los w my current husband might feel slighted. I figured dc has to put up with all the pita p
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  • fellesferiefellesferie member

    We have a blanket "Different people have different money and resources, and everyone is also different in terms of what they decide to do with that money" type statement. We use a "everyone is different" explanation for a lot of things!

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