There’s more to family vacations than meets the eye. Interpersonal dynamics between siblings, kids, andparentsall play their part in making or breaking the perfect holiday, whether it’s a beach getaway, a snowy trip to the ski slopes, or even a safari in the wild.

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Family vacations are supposed to be a time for relaxing, but for this woman, they’re a nightmare

Family vacation at a tropical resort with overwater villas and palm trees under a clear blue sky.

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The woman’s family expect her to pay full price for sharing a room with her folks

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The woman reveals that she bailed on the previous year’s vacation for these exact reasons

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Frustrated, the woman turned to netizens to ask if she’d be a jerk to extract herself from the holiday altogether

She says she doesn’t really mind sharing but would appreciate her own space. She goes on to add that, considering it’s just her and she won’t have her own room, she thinks it’s unfair to have to pay the same price as the other couples in the family. She further explains that for the price, she could have a nice and quiet solovacation.

To make matters worse, she says hersiblingsseem to think that she doesn’t need any time to relax, since she doesn’t have any kids of her own and, according to them, “We do it every day, it’s your turn.” OP says she struggles with chronic pain and gets overstimulated easily. For all these reasons, she skipped the last family holiday and is now asking netizens if she’d be a jerk to skip this one too.

From what she tells us in her post, it seems fair to say that some of her family members are acting highlyentitled. While you’re expected to go the extra mile for family, fair is fair, and OP’s clearly being taken advantage of. If you’ve ever been in a similar situation, you can probably relate. So how should she handle them? We went looking for answers.

A childfree woman walks with a family at a hotel, a man in a white shirt and another in red overalls pulling a red suitcase.

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According to Salveron, familial ties are not immune to entitled behaviors, which may include a family member who always insists on having things their way, or their inability to recognize and appreciate when you make sacrifices— basically taking your efforts for granted.

Salveron goes on to suggest strategies for dealing with an entitled person. Some of the most useful include establishing clear boundaries, keeping your emotions in check, using assertive communication, focusing on constructive communication, and even disengaging, if need be.

In his article forCNBC, Stefan Falk writes that we are all innately selfish to some degree. According to Falk, the real challenge is achieving a balance of “healthy selfishness” that allows you to become self-focused, instead of self-involved.

Based on her siblings’ behavior even before the holiday starts, it seems OP would be in for a less-than-desirable stay on this vacay. Perhaps she’s better off taking that solo trip far away from any demands or unfair treatment.

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