to expect GP's to abide these rules when hols.with family?

[fallon8]

In today's Sunday Times, holiday bit, its suggested, GP's are invited on holiday. The rules are laid down before hand.. They take the kids for a third, parents, for a third, the other third they all do something together. This is to dispel any difficulties later on. Am I alone in saying shove it? We'll holiday alone, thanks.

We go away with dh's parents each year. No rules. We look after the dcs unless they offer - they always ask us if we would like a couple of evenings out while they babysit, and we will usually take the dcs out to the park or beach for an hour each day without them so they get some peace but most of the day is spent all together. If it didn't work, we would stop going. As it is we all have a lovely time.

I also read it as GP aka Doctors.

Was going to say i wouldnt take my GP on holiday with me lol

we've been on holidays with gps and without. No need for any rules but then we never expected the gps to babysit and didn't particularly want them too.

We tend to have a holiday with my parents (actually my whole extended family) at least once a year. During that holiday my mum will usually offer to babysit for an evening so DH and I can go out to dinner with DB and SIL and drink a bit. She will also offer to get in the night with children who wake up so long as they're not bf which rules out my DS.

It is a lovely treat but I wouldn't expect her to do it. It is my responsibility and DH's to sort it out. We've also found Center Parcs things work well though because there are a lot of activities suitable for my DM and DF while the rest of us spend the day knee deep in toddler wee the swimming pool.

We go on holiday with my parents every year. The DC love it but there are no rules. It just means I can do girly shopping stuff with my mum for a bit (and am a lone parent) while my dad supervises

I wouldn't dream of leaving them in charge for 1/3 of the time though!

I read it as doctors too!I wouldnt go every time but am planning an extended family hol[family extended not hol ]and dh and I are looking forward to babysitting most evenings and some mornings too!We all get on really well together and it should be fun.

I think it all depends how you get on TBH

We often holiday with DHs parents. When DD was little we would have some days together, some days when they had he and we were just ourselves, and other days when we had her and they went off.

The ratio was certainly not 1/3 though. Mostly we were all together with probably only the odd 1 or 2 days when GPs had her to themselves. I think it would be taking advantage otherwise. Also, since we both worked full time I have always seen holidays as a good chance to spend more time with DD.

Orm your parents sound eactly like mine on holiday! I guess as they are retired they step up a gear for the holiday (are yours obsessed with guidebooks too?) whereas I just want to chill out and not have too much routine