Just that really. we have one weeks holiday in the year that we can spend as a family. this year we'll be spending it a my sister's apartment on the coast, she will be living elsewhere at the time. My parents live abroad and come to see us about once a year for dad, twice for my mum. Now they want to join us where my sister lives for part of the holidays, which is convenient for them as they'll see us, our children, and my sister at the same time. the problem is that no one really gets along, specially not my DH and my parents. Should I try to put them off (their initial plans were to come to us in spetember), or suck it up, it's a free country after all, i can't stop them from going where they want? I just know that our holiday will likely turn out miserable if they really go through with it. DH feels so strongly about it that he's willing to look for something else at the last minute. I don't want to upset anybody, but at the same time was really looking forward to relaxing for a week with my family. So, what's mumsnet wisdom?