I thought letting my sister-in-law stay in our house over Christmas while we finally took a real family vacation was the kind thing to do. I had no idea I was basically handing her the keys to blow up our trust.I’m 34, married to Dave (36), and we have two kids: Max (10) and Lily (8).
We are aggressively average.Soccer cleats by the door. Crumbs in the minivan. School lunches, permission slips, laundry that never ends.Last Christmas was supposed to be our Big Thing.We hadn’t had a real vacation in years. No more “three days at Grandma’s” and calling it a getaway. We finally saved enough for a week at the ocean. A rented condo. A balcony. Just us four.
