Carolyn Hax: Lax grandparents want to take 5-year-old on vacation

Adapted from an online discussion.

Dear Carolyn: My parents want to take my 5-year-old son on a vacation with them. This would be at least partly to give me and my husband a break (we also have 2-year-old twins), so we would stay behind.

I would really love to just say yes, but I am struggling with the idea of ​​their being in charge for five to seven days straight. They would never knowingly put my son in danger, but they are typical grandparents, meaning they do not enforce rules. He can eat whatever he wants, stay up as late as he wants, refuse to follow directions, no limits on screen time (amount or content). All of that is okay for even the occasional overnight, but I get very anxious thinking about a whole week where he is 500 miles away being indulged the whole time. (And we are

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Great Wolf Lodge Is Cheaper Than Disney Vacation

I booked a hotel suite that was not only cheaper than any room I’ve stayed in at Disney, but much larger, too.

A collage of images of a hotel room with woodsy, rustic elements.

Our suite was huge and had a woodland theme.

Daryl Austin


We booked a premium room called a Deluxe Wolf Den Suite. It was huge and included 765 square feet to comfortably fit my family of six in one room.

It came with two full bathrooms with a tub in each, a kitchenette, two private balconies, two flat screen TVs, two bedrooms, and a large living area. There were three queen beds, two full-size sleeper sofas, and a cave-themed sleeping area with bunk beds and an adjacent smaller bed within the same aptly-named wolf den.

The woodland theme continued throughout the room, including paw prints on the shower curtains, a campfire mural, rustic furniture, and log pillars and beams.

The website said the room could sleep up to

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Warner Robins child falls from balcony while on vacation

One of the people who found the boy says they tried performing CPR before police arrived.

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. — There are new details in the death of a Central Georgia four-year-old who fell from a third-floor balcony in Florida.

According to a police report from the Panama City Beach Police Department, an officer responded to the incident around 6:43 am

A Laketown Wharf Resort resort staff member and another man were found kneeling next to the unresponsive 4-year-old.

The man says that he tried performing CPR on the boy.

The report says the boy had a substantial amount of blood beneath his head and officers could not feel a pulse or heartbeat.

Fire and EMS arrived on scene at 6:48 am and began checking for vital signs and when those measures were unsuccessful they were advised the time of death at 6:50 am

The father told officers that

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My job is understaffed. Should I feel guilty about taking a vacation?

Johnny C Taylor Jr.

Whether it is a long weekend trip, staycation, vacation, or sabbatical, we all need some time away from work.

Johnny C Taylor Jr. tackles your human resources questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world’s largest HR professional society and author of “Reset: A Leader’s Guide to Work in an Age of Upheaval.”

The questions are submitted by readers, and Taylor’s answers below have been edited for length and clarity.

Have a question? Do you have an HR or work-related question you’d like me to answer? Submit it here.

Question: My company has been woefully understaffed for months now with no end in sight. We’ve been so busy that I have felt guilty about taking days off. Though I probably need one, I haven’t taken a vacation yet this year and don’t have anything planned for the rest of the year. My manager hasn’t taken one either. Should I take

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Mourning the end of summer vacation? Here are 6 ways to cope.

I start mourning a trip before it’s even over.

The stages of grief came in full force on Day 5 of a six-day bike trip through Maine, complete with bargaining to extend the trip; anger and depression when my boyfriend said we couldn’t; and finally acceptance, which hit a few miles from our final destination.

It’s not that I hate life at home, or that I’ll never travel again. It’s knowing that each trip is like a snowflake: unique and fleeting. You can plan a similar trip or go back to the same place, but you’ll never be able to capture its exact magic again.

Your guide to planning fall travel

As far as life’s struggles go, this one wallows at the bottom of the barrel — way, way below the actually painful stuff. But I’m not alone in feeling this way.

“We hear it from patients and our

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Where Russians go on vacation since the Ukraine war started

There was a time when Western Europe was the destination of choice for Russian tourists.

But things have changed.

Max, a Russian in his 40s, used to stroll museums in France, enjoy fine cuisine in Italy, and go on hikes on the hills of Spain.

Then Russia invaded Ukraine. This year, Max, who told CNBC that he’s not comfortable sharing his last name, “did not even consider” Europe as a vacation destination.

“I am aware of the problems with obtaining visas to European countries,” he said.

Last week, the European Union agreed to suspend a 2007 travel agreement with Moscow which facilitated the issuance of visas to Russians. The move will make it more difficult and expensive for Russians to travel to the bloc.

In the future, when Putin leaves and we become a normal country again, I hope that I will be able to visit Europe again.

The closure

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Woman Showing Up at Family’s Home Hoping for Free Vacation Slammed

An acquaintance who showed up at a couple’s house hoping for free vacation accommodation is being blasted online.

User Grumpusaurus shared her shock with Mumsnet’s Talk forum on September 2, after the woman—who she hasn’t seen or heard from in years—randomly appeared at her front door with a suitcase, despite the poster clearly telling her “no” months before.

Most Irritating House Guest Behaviors

In 2016, HomeAdvisor asked 2,000 Americans what house guest habits annoy them the most. Indefinite stays and going through a host’s personal belongings jointly topped the list, but showing up unannounced was a very close second.

Other common pet peeves included critiquing the host’s home, bringing an additional guest, making a mess, smoking, and not following house rules.

Acquaintance hoping for free vacation slammed
A stock photo of a woman standing at the front of a house with luggage. Mumsnet users praised the poster’s decision to ignore the doorbell and leave her uninvited
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Why Rick Scott’s vacation plans sparked a new round of questions

The vast majority of the time, it’s best to ignore reporting on where politicians go on vacation. Everyone, including elected officials, deserve to take occasional breaks, and where they travel is between them and their families.

But once in a great while, there are exceptions. Axios published a report yesterday, for example, that raised a few eyebrows.

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is spending part of his congressional recess on a luxury yacht in Italy with his family after criticizing President Biden for vacationing in Delaware, Axios has learned…. NRSC spokesman Chris Hartline did not respond to requests for comment on Monday night after Axios spoke with three sources familiar with aspects of Scott’s itinerary. Upon learning of Axios’ plans to publish, he said: “Sen. Scott took a couple days to celebrate his 50th wedding anniversary with his wife and family — a trip that was planned more than a year

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