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to feel my holiday is being taken over

33 replies

atarexia · 29/01/2013 13:11

Have nc for this in case people I know read this. A lot of infomation might not be relevant but thought it better to get as much background down as possible, not to drip feed etc.

OK, Dh, twins (age 4) and I are from UK but live in Germany and have done since twins were 1. Dh has a relative with 3 dc similar ages to our twins. We do not go back to our home town very often but mil and fil have visited us many times here (they are separated so dont come out together) : mil visits every 2 months or so and stayed with us for 15 days (!) over Christmas. I get on fine with mil, though a visit of few days is generally enough for me. Our twins are the only gc of my inlaws. The children of dh relative are the only gc of his and her parents.

As we live overseas our twins dont see much of their cousins so dh and I thought it would be good to get the 5 little people together for a holiday so they could spend time together. We booked a caravan on the beach near where we are from (and where most inlaws still live) so that cousins could all play etc and family could "pop in" for a while if they wanted to. All very exciting.

Mil, sil & partner, mother of relative (aunty of dh) & her husband and another aunt have all now booked into the same caravan park for the whole duration of our holiday. They all have somewhat forceful personalities. So finally getting to the point aibu to feel my holiday is being taken over and turned into something else?

This is the first holiday dh, twins and I have been on as a family, and its not much being a caravan holiday in April in the north east Grin but it was our holiday. Now I just feel its being taken over, inlaws to tend to take over any gathering and I just feel trampled over. Noone asked how we felt about them joining us, they just booked it and presented it as a fait accompli.

Am only mentioning inlaws as my parents are both dead (just incase anyone would wonder how I would react if it was my parents/what they will be doing).

Apologies for the length, hope it makes sense!

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Bejeena · 29/01/2013 14:34

I understand and no totally NBU. We live in Germany too, DH and I both from UK originally and my inlaws are the same. DH's sister had a baby last July and every time to we have gone to visit SIL and baby my MIL & FIL have come along too. I do like my inlaws a lot but sometimes they can be a bit much and I just wanted to spend time with hubby, SIL & BIL and the little one just on our own, especially now I am expecting too. But every time they come along too and you can never get a word in edgeways.

In your situation I would probably just moan about it to hubby and that would cause tension between us, not the best thing so maybe just best to be honest and tell them how you feel?

greenfolder · 29/01/2013 14:43

i would also contact the holiday part and arrange for vans as far as apart as possible (i am thinking Haven type place, no good if its 5 vans in a field). if others object I would just say "but we are sure you don't want to be next door and in and out all the time"

also take 2 bottles of wine for every pair of knickers you pack, you will find it bearable

atarexia · 29/01/2013 15:12

If I get an opportunity to say when we are there I will: knowing them I think someone (mil?) will say something like "ohh haha poor you atarexia not what you imagined" where politeness would dictate I say "but its just great all together" but I will try and say something along the lines of no, we booked it to just be us other couple and their children..

lol at 2 x wine for every pair of knickers...Im going to change 3 x a day :s

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atarexia · 29/01/2013 15:13

It is a haven place so will phone and ask to get as far apart as possible, mother of relative wanted them to be next to each other but wife has said NO!!

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CarlingBlackMabel · 29/01/2013 15:21

The wee ones will be up early idd, and if any holidays here are anything to go by mil certainly likes to sleep in till 10ish

There's your answer. Be out for the day by 9.55 every morning.

quoteunquote · 29/01/2013 16:15

Arrange to have a night away toward the end of the holiday with your DH,

Leave them all to baby sit, there is enough of them to keep the twins distracted. Book into a luxury hotel for a night, that way it turns a negative into a positive.

LemonBreeland · 29/01/2013 20:14

Great idea about getting the caravans far apart. If they are going to lie in you should be able to get at least a couple of long mornings out without them complaining too much.

flossieflower · 29/01/2013 20:29

"The wee ones will be up early idd, and if any holidays here are anything to go by mil certainly likes to sleep in till 10ish

There's your answer. Be out for the day by 9.55 every morning."

Or send the kids round at 6am to 'say good morning to Granny'. Sympathy- I've had several holidays with my inlaws and it's awful!

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