sweetcreams
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Feb 25, 2013
I'm sure I'm going right to hell for even asking this, but I'm going to ask anyway:
My family has been going to WDW since I was a kid. After I got married, my DH and I started going every few years, then once we had kids we started going every year with the rest of my family (parents and brothers and sisters with their families). We are all Disney addicts and really enjoy every moment together on our yearly vacation. DH and I are not rich, but save money all year so that we can have this family vacation. We invited my MIL and FIL to join us for a few days in 2011 while they were visiting family in FL. They're not Disney lovers, and they never took my DH on family vacations when he was a child, except to visit grandparents in other states. I don't really get along with my MIL, but it was fine because they only went to the parks with us 1 day. They then proceeded to invite themselves to our 2012 vacation for a whole week. MIL was in a scooter and couldn't hear what any of the cm's were telling her, such as where to park, or whether to take the scooter key. Even though we told them to eat breakfast at the hotel, FIL didn't several days and almost passed out. They were too hot or too cold constantly, couldn't keep up with our pace, and didn't care to go on most rides ("we just want to watch the kids"). I gave them the Unofficial Guide, which they said they read, but didn't choose anything they would like to do. They both seemed genuinely miserable 75% of the time. I feel like I missed so many of my favorites because of their slower pace, and I had to split my time between them and my family the whole time. Now DH tells me they are asking about going with us again on our next trip. I really do not want a repeat of last time. Honestly I don't know why they would want to go anyway! Is there some way I can let them know that it didn't work out and we'd rather go alone? I am not even looking forward to starting my planning because this is hanging over my head.
My family has been going to WDW since I was a kid. After I got married, my DH and I started going every few years, then once we had kids we started going every year with the rest of my family (parents and brothers and sisters with their families). We are all Disney addicts and really enjoy every moment together on our yearly vacation. DH and I are not rich, but save money all year so that we can have this family vacation. We invited my MIL and FIL to join us for a few days in 2011 while they were visiting family in FL. They're not Disney lovers, and they never took my DH on family vacations when he was a child, except to visit grandparents in other states. I don't really get along with my MIL, but it was fine because they only went to the parks with us 1 day. They then proceeded to invite themselves to our 2012 vacation for a whole week. MIL was in a scooter and couldn't hear what any of the cm's were telling her, such as where to park, or whether to take the scooter key. Even though we told them to eat breakfast at the hotel, FIL didn't several days and almost passed out. They were too hot or too cold constantly, couldn't keep up with our pace, and didn't care to go on most rides ("we just want to watch the kids"). I gave them the Unofficial Guide, which they said they read, but didn't choose anything they would like to do. They both seemed genuinely miserable 75% of the time. I feel like I missed so many of my favorites because of their slower pace, and I had to split my time between them and my family the whole time. Now DH tells me they are asking about going with us again on our next trip. I really do not want a repeat of last time. Honestly I don't know why they would want to go anyway! Is there some way I can let them know that it didn't work out and we'd rather go alone? I am not even looking forward to starting my planning because this is hanging over my head.