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[renae3]

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[JackJack08]

Okay here is my dilemna...my parents are coming with us to disney and I really want them to stay in their own place. I love my mom and all, but she can be very hard to deal with. We already have a 3 bedroom townhouse booked for my family, my husband and 2 kids. I know she assumes she will just stay with us, since there is plenty of room. All I can think of is the vacation will not be much of a vacation if she is with us all the time! Can someone out there please help me! What would you do? Thanks so much!

Honestly, I would just let her stay. You may have to bite your tongue a few times but remember she won't be around forever. My parents are both still alive (and only in their 60's) but their health permits them, from coming with us....which both of us would love.

 

[autumnbaby9]

I would let them stay and then just make sure that your family gets alone time sometime during each day. Go to a different park, eat at a different restaurant than them, etc.

Explain to your parents that for everyone's sanity (including hers) that the 2 groups need to separate occasionally.

 

[gibsontrio]

I have to agree with the PP, if you invited them to come you should let them stay with you. They wont be around forever and your children , if not yourself, will appreciate it . TRUST ME , i feel your pain. My mil and my mom are coming with us in may. My mom is a whino ( puts down 2 glasses of wine and acts like a fool) and my mil snores like a giant plus she's ALWAYS has to be right and talks WAY to much BUT i know the time my children spend with them is precious and both will love every minute they get to spend with their grandkids , so try to suck it up for this one trip and let her have her way .

 

[Allieloopy]

I hate to tell you this but I would let her stay. My Mom died 3 years ago and I would even share a small disney double bed to have her back. Just make sure you have some time alone with your family too.

We are going with my sister and her son this year and we are going to split up some of the time and meet for things like the Hoop Dee Doo. I can feel your pain because when we went camping together it was not pretty. She ended up leaving early so we are having LOTS of alone time at Disney.

 

[3mickeys&me]

I am sorry but I agree with the other posters. I do not have the same situation as you I totally love sharing a room at Disney w/ my mom and my IL's. But as the others have posted they won't be around forever and I am sure your kids would enjoy the time with their Grandparents. When we go my IL's have actually hung out at the resort w/ our kids one night so DH and I can spend some Disney Time alone having fun. Maybe that is something that could work for you. You don't have to be with them 24/7 make sure your family gets some alone time as well.

Only you knows what will work for you guys.

 

[Annabelleasb]

I hate to tell you this but I would let her stay. My Mom died 3 years ago and I would even share a small disney double bed to have her back. Just make sure you have some time alone with your family too.

YES! YES! YES!~My brother passed away last September & due to his addiction/lying issues my relationship with him was strained to say the least. But, I would give anything to have him back; even if it meant taking him to Disney with us when we go in April!!

On the other hand: I completely understand your feeling. 9 of us are going to Wildwood in July & not only did my mother assume she & my nephew were staying with us, she thought they were driving with us too. (how I don't know?? we have a 7 passenger Jeep & there's already 5 of us~me dh, ds, & 2 dd's & luggage)-VERY AGGREVATING~I KNOW--but, like my sister always says to me...make it unimportant!! good luck!

(3mickeys&me~nice avitar )

 

[MSSANDRA]

While i might not want to share a room with them, i can not image not sharing a whole house with them. Head off to bed early, split up some in the parks, ask them to sit for the children one night. It will be easier to plan being together as well. When we travel with my mom, we do a condo,villa type place and she gets a room but we are all under one roof. We lost my dad last May and I too would like to have him back under that roof.

 

[Mkrop]

I think if you were all trying to squeeze into one room then maybe but you are saying you have a townhouse I think that is plenty of space.

We are going in June with my mom and we are getting two rooms onsite. We are doing this to get two bathrooms and so that DH can have some privacy, He loves my mom but would like to get dressed in peace. We were looking at the suites but this was cheaper so we are hoping that they honor the connecting room request.

 

[tlbwriter]

Okay here is my dilemna...my parents are coming with us to disney and I really want them to stay in their own place. I love my mom and all, but she can be very hard to deal with. We already have a 3 bedroom townhouse booked for my family, my husband and 2 kids. I know she assumes she will just stay with us, since there is plenty of room. All I can think of is the vacation will not be much of a vacation if she is with us all the time! Can someone out there please help me! What would you do? Thanks so much!

I'm confused. Does "my family, my husband and 2 kids" mean just you and DH and the 2 kids? Or is there some other family staying there?

 

[JeremyGNJ]

Here's what i suggest.

While I agree with the other posters, you SHOULD let them stay. Would have been an easy "no" if it was a 2-bedroom townhouse, but with 3, you kinda have to.

However....what you should do is arrange with them some child-swap times. Tell them you'd like to go out to dinner without the kids one night, and they could take the kids. IN return, you will give them a WHOLE DAY to themselves.

 

[AnnetteF]

I know what you are saying. We took my mother with us 2 years ago. It was me, DH and DD who was 2 1/2 at the time. We had a 2 bedroom at OKW which is pretty spacious, but she is very hard to live with. In the end, we got home feeling like our vacation was ruined and the money spent was wasted. I now wish we had had gotten a one bedroom and a separate studio for her. It would have made things much easier. Any chance you could switch to a two bedroom and a studio? I'm not sure if we're talking DVC townhouse here or something outside, but if you could separate the accommodations and still cover the cost, since you invited her, you would probably be better off.

 

[pigletforever]

It sounds like a big town house. Let them stay. I am one that has lost my mom and would give anything to spend time a WDW with her and my kids. You can do anything for a few days just so your kids can have those memories.

 

[tlbwriter]

Don't let people guilt you into letting her stay if you know it would be a bad idea for your family. No one else here knows if she's a toxic person who would ruin your family's vacation.

 

[JeremyGNJ]

Don't let people guilt you into letting her stay if you know it would be a bad idea for your family. No one else here knows if she's a toxic person who would ruin your family's vacation.

I do agree with this actually. I said you "should" let them stay, because most parents would not take it well at all....and you'll end up fighting about it for a long time.

If your family rarely goes on vacation, then you should be frank about it. If you tend to go on vacation at least once a year....then it's probably not worth the fight.

 

[trivial]

If you feel strongly about not having her there, as you seem to, then I might provide them with information on a good deal on accomodations elsewhere, or perhaps an on-site discount code, as a slightly-but-no-so-subtle hint. Is it possible that renting a 3-bedroom townhouse gave them the impression that you were making room for them? If the 2 other bedrooms are for each child, casually mention that the kids are excited to each have their own bedroom or something along those lines.