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Sure! I think they would have a blast! We've already decided we're sending our kids to grandparents camp every summer - 2 weeks with each side.
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@BKCaribBaby: good point.
In theory yes but my IL s will 75+ and a 12yr old will be a lot for them.
My siblings? Absolutely? BIL? Nope.
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Definitely! I hope my kids can spend some quality time with their grandparents like that.
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With my ILs, definitely. With my parents, probably not. Assuming he wanted to go.
My ILs are actually doing a Road Scholar thing with my nephews as they hit 10/11. This year they're taking the oldest on a trip to the Grand Canyon. They have lots of different "adventures" you can choose that are specifically aimed at grandparents/children, and my ILs are letting the boys (and eventually E) choose which one they want to do.
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Sure! My brother & I went out of state for 2 weeks with my grandparents when I was 12 & he was 8 (i think he wouldn't have been allowed to go if I wasn't going too). We talked to my parents a couple times a day & we had a great time! I think the only time I'd say no is if she (they? One day!) had never really been on a vacation before; I would want to go too & experience it with her!
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My parents would be 72/70 when my youngest is 12...so it just depends on their health but yes.
My in-laws, no.
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For sure, we used to spend two weeks with my Grandparents every summer and I loved it.
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I don't have kids so maybe if I did then my opinion would change, but honestly I see no issues with this at all! My grandparents took us for trips and it was just fine.
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totally - my mom already talks about all of the adventure she wants to take future LO on. My only issue is that I'm jealous and want to go!
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My parents will probably be too old. If it weren't for that, then I would let LO go if she wanted to go.
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Yes! 2 weeks might be a little long, but we will see. I really want my kids to have good relationships with their grandparents, I had that and I feel like it is so special. Also I know my parents and IL's would absolutely love it! I also tend not to see these things as a choice for a 12 year old, so whether they want to go or not wouldn't play a HUGE role (unless it was a good reason they did not want to go)... I would probably say guess what you get to do, or you can do summer school or go on this amazing trip with gparents!
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Sure if they were up for it!
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Yep, that sounds like so much fun! If my parents / ILs were up for it, sure!
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Sure! My MIL actually does something similar. The summer after eighth grade, she takes each of the grandkids on a big trip to somewhere of their choosing. I hope she still healthy enough to be able to take L when she's old enough. I think it's a great memory for both of them!
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At that age, yes I will be comfortable with it. Plus, I trust both sets of our parents.
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Sure but only if my LO's want to go. I wouldn't force them.
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@Anagram: We did something like this as kids too, and it was such a great memory! My grandparents have a cottage on a lake up north, and every year they'd have all the grandkids (at the time there were 6 of us) up there for a week. It was awesome and a totally great bonding experience. As long as you trust the grandparents I'd be all for it. Looking back at it, there were a few things that probably would've made my parents nervous about it, but my grandma set pretty strict rules as we stuck to them (and there were consequences if we didn't!)
ETA: I will admit that when I picture DS potentially doing this with my ILs I'm still a little ughhh about it, just because my MIL allows a lot of stuff I'm not cool with. But overall, I know he'd be safe, 12 is old enough, and it's a good opportunity to bond with the grandparents. I'm just jaded because my MIL likes to try to tell me what she's doing with my children instead of asking. Like the time she announced that she's taking my nephew to Disney when he turns 5, and then taking the nephew plus my son once he's 5. According to her, this will probably happen sometime in February. So yeah, a trip to the other side of the country in the middle of his first year of school, to my favorite place in the world when I've made it abundantly clear that his first trip will be with just DH and I, and won't take place until he's 6 or 7. She's out of her damn mind.
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Absolutely, it would be a great experience and something fun for them to do on summer break when we are both working. I could totally see this happening too.
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Heck yeah! Go, bond with your grandparents and give me a break!
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Absolutely. I have great memories of doing similar things with my own grandparents, and I would trust both sets of parents implicitly.
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Yep! My grandparents did this for me, it was a 3 week long trip and it was awesome.
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Definitely. I used to go visit each set of grandparents for a week at a time starting around that age. If they want to travel instead, more power to them. There's tons of national parks and it's not like they can hit all of them in 2 weeks, so there would be plenty left for us to still visit if we wanted to do that as a family trip some time.
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My grandma brought me with her to the Isle of Palms when I was around that age and it's still one of my favorite memories!
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For sure! I did that with my aunt at that age and it was so much fun! It would depend on if LO wanted to go though.
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My parents, yes absolutely. My ILs, probably not.
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Absolutely! I would even let them go as young tots. I want my kids to experience as much of the world as they can. My previous nanny kids do this with their grandma and I think it is wonderful. I think they started when they youngest was 5 or 6 years old. They would pick an area and road trip to all the national parks + fun site seeing adventures for a month. I remember one year they went someone that had zip lining! I'd love to have my kids experience the same thing.
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My brother and I went on a 10 day trip with my paternal grandparents when we were around that age. It was super fun and I still have fond memories. So yes, I definitely would.
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Sure! There are apparently photos of my grandparents taking me (as a toddler) and all my cousins on some trip across the West, no parents. I don't remember it but I'm the youngest and my cousins seem to have great memories of our trips with our grandparents.
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Yes. My oldest has been spending two weeks every summer with my MIL since he was 7/8. He has a blast {while I sit at home missing him}.
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Nope, my parents would be 80/77. Their health isn't fabulous now so I don't see them able to handle it.
My ILs while slightly younger are in ridiculously poor health.
My sister - yes!
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For sure. I mean, if they were 2, no, but at 12, I think that sounds cool. DH went on long cross country trips with his grandparents, and he has the best memories of those trips.
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Sure if it doesn't interfere with school. I'd be jealous of him though...
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Yes, I would be, and I'd be excited for them (and probably a little for myself too
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Sure, although my parents will be well into their 70s by then. My in-laws...that would make me nervous. My f-i-l drives pretty erratically, drinks a lot, and they'd be around 80 when my son turns 12!
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My parents? Yes! This is totally something they would do, they love National Parks, but I hate them, so this would be perfect. But by the time my (non-existant) LO is 12, they will be close to 80, and probably too old. Oh man, now that thought makes me sad
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Yup, sounds like a great idea!
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Definitely - with either my parents or in-laws, as I trust both sets completely. In fact, I think it would be a wonderful opportunity for my kids to develop a relationship with their grandparents independent of me/their dad, you know?
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My parents would be in their 80s, so no. My ILs aren't road trippers. I would absolutely let them go with any of my siblings/SIL and their families/kids. My sister in I have talked about doing "kid swap" for a week each in the summer.. she has twins that are 8 months older than DS1, she lives in Cali and we're in MD. We'd each get all 4 kids for a week, and a break for a week - I can't wait until they're old enough!
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