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I think I may have stepped in it......

DeniseM said:
Insist that Ride give you his bail money before you get on the plane... :D
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OMG Denise, you've outdone yourself with this one!!!!!

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Ride - Remember that I am your "TUG Mom" and I am laughing with you - not at you. ;)
 
Besides possible babysitting sitting (usually the maids) and kids' activities, we have found the Royals to be GREAT for meeting other families with kids of compatible ages.

After an afternoon or maybe two we've been very comfortable allowing ours to have a TV and pizza night at the other people's villa and vice versa, and even occasional sleepovers. Many of these kids AND parents have turned into lifelong friends.

One of our villas is on the second floor, and at around age six DD was at the railing looking at the Mexican kids playing on the grass below. They ran inside and talked to their mom/aunt/grandmother, who came out and invited my daughter down to play, then have dinner and watch TV. As the same families use the same units for the same weeks, this went on for close to ten years till the girls grew older and developed different interests.

Like ours, your GD will likely met some other kids at some of the kids' activities or in the pool. Bring along some nerf balls and other small pool toys, play ball with your GD, and "miss" in the direction of some others her age. After a few "misses" the others will likely join the game, and your GD will have friends for the week, and both sets of adults will have extra adults to share watching out for the kids.
 
Since we've gone off on a "TTT" - or Typical TUG Tangent - Ride Moms, have you noticed any change in our friend Ride? Isn't this the guy who used to get his hand slapped a lot? What changed, Ride - was it the Mexican jail?
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ok, I know, I'm bad.....sorry.....:eek:

But honestly Ride, I've been enjoying your posts and unless I'm thinking of someone else, I think yours used to be a lot more contentious.
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Ride is a smart guy, and he has just adjusted his tone to fit in on TUG.

HOWEVER, he will forever enjoy stirring the pot - it's his nature.

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important note regarding documentation

I recommend you ask what the documentation requirements are for taking a child to Mexico, when he/she is not accompanied by both parents.

About 7 years ago I wanted to take my teenager with me to Cancun, but I had to have a notarized letter from his father that I had permission to take him to Mexico for those dates. We were turned away by the airline and our trip was drastically shortened by the time we had the letter.

Call your airline and ask so you don't have the same unpleasant surprise I had.

And have a blast with your granddaughter!!!:)

Norma
 
NormaB is absolutely right.

Several times we have brought along minors who were friends of our kids, not related to us at all. Each time we checked online with the airline and as NormaB says, the instructions were to have a notarized letter signed by the parent(s). We also made sure that the parent(s) added phone numbers to call in case of any question. The kids (teens each time) also had a passport.

We got the letters and presented them at each check-in, and never had a problem.
 
ace2000 said:
I'll go along with the train of thought here that the OP really had no regard for his wife's thinking on the matter and chose to do what he wanted instead. If the little one was to be taken on the trip, it really should have been a mutual decision.
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Ride lovefest aside, these were my exact sentiments to the original post.
 
normab said:
I recommend you ask what the documentation requirements are for taking a child to Mexico, when he/she is not accompanied by both parents.

About 7 years ago I wanted to take my teenager with me to Cancun, but I had to have a notarized letter from his father that I had permission to take him to Mexico for those dates. We were turned away by the airline and our trip was drastically shortened by the time we had the letter.

Call your airline and ask so you don't have the same unpleasant surprise I had.

And have a blast with your granddaughter!!!:)
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pjrose said:
NormaB is absolutely right.

Several times we have brought along minors who were friends of our kids, not related to us at all. Each time we checked online with the airline and as NormaB says, the instructions were to have a notarized letter signed by the parent(s). We also made sure that the parent(s) added phone numbers to call in case of any question. The kids (teens each time) also had a passport.

We got the letters and presented them at each check-in, and never had a problem.
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Note the the OP is from Canada -- different rules may apply. In addition to checking w/ the airline, I would also check w/ the passport authority in Canada.

Kurt
 
My family found out that a very close relative should have a valid passport "in case of an emgerency". The mother suffer a VERY severe colapse while traveling near the South Pole. Her husband and her were both in their mid-70s. The ONLY person with a valid passport was her daughter-in-law who had young kids. The hospital was 800 miles from any international airport. It took over a week to get her back into a US hospital. The cruise ship left her at a port which had a medical clinic with no English speaking personnel (and very limited equipment). When an evac flight arrived, it had to land over an hour away. The clinic arrange for transport, held an oxegen mask tightly over her face BUT either the tank was empty or was not turned on; she was deemed unfit to fly. Taken to a clinic closer to the airport, the evac staff from the plane took 2+ days to bring her O2 level up enough to fly her out on a low attitude run (3 or 4 stops to refuel).

She was very lucky that a crewed flight with medical staff had flown from Houston to return a sick patient home in a nearby country. While in the 2nd clinic, the plane did NOT have to be dispatch for another emergency evac.

PS It was her husband, who prior this that trip, was considered to be in poor health. Yes, she lived; has lasting side effects.

PS#2. Yes, they had medical evacution insurance - do not know if it covered all the expenses.
 
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People are making pretty harsh judgments about the OP and his wife. They know the grandchild. If her presence will be a burden, they can and should leave her home, and tell her they will take her somewhere else fun, maybe for a long weekend.
If they take her, enjoy the experience and memories you are creating.
 
Patri said:
People are making pretty harsh judgments about the OP and his wife. They know the grandchild. If her presence will be a burden, they can and should leave her home, and tell her they will take her somewhere else fun, maybe for a long weekend.
If they take her, enjoy the experience and memories you are creating.
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I don't think anyone's made harsh judgments considering how the OP titled the thread and what he said in his first post:

"So we were watching a movie and I told the wife, jokingly, that we should take her to the Royal Sands in May when we go for 2 weeks. She looked at me funny and said she didn't think it would be much of a holiday for her (DW) if we took her. I laughed and bugged her for a bit ..."

But I do agree with you that if they're both happy with taking their granddaughter on the trip, all of them will be making precious memories. :)
 
kenie said:
We actually asked the wifes 18 year old son...............
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Just curious - sounds like this is a blended family? Is the 5 1/2 yo grandaughter from your side or your wife's side?
 
LLW said:
Just curious - sounds like this is a blended family? Is the 5 1/2 yo grandaughter from your side or your wife's side?
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She is from the wife's side.

I had a long chat with the wife last night about bringing her with us.
The timeline from my first suggesting it and being told she was coming was about 6 weeks. We have taken her on 7 day trips before and DW had taken her time making her decision. I was surprised when I was told she was coming with us, as nothing had been said for a couple of weeks. I thought that my suggestion was dead.
I told her that I hadn't intended to pressure her into something she didn't want to do and if she wasn't comfortable with it, I would talk to the GD and tell her we couldn't take her.
She said she had taken her tiine and thought about it, and as long as I was willing to do my part she was fine with bringing her.
Quite a few people think that I manipulated DW into bringing the GD.
That wasn't my intention as my origional suggestion was made "jokingly".
 
kenie said:
She is from the wife's side.

I had a long chat with the wife last night about bringing her with us.
The timeline from my first suggesting it and being told she was coming was about 6 weeks. We have taken her on 7 day trips before and DW had taken her time making her decision. I was surprised when I was told she was coming with us, as nothing had been said for a couple of weeks. I thought that my suggestion was dead.
I told her that I hadn't intended to pressure her into something she didn't want to do and if she wasn't comfortable with it, I would talk to the GD and tell her we couldn't take her.
She said she had taken her tiine and thought about it, and as long as I was willing to do my part she was fine with bringing her.
Quite a few people think that I manipulated DW into bringing the GD.
That wasn't my intention as my origional suggestion was made "jokingly".[/QUOTE]

Frankly I think that too. If you said it once or twice, ok, a joke. But you say you kept at it, especially directly with the child. Kids that age don't understand 'jokes'. What adults say is fact to them. And why wouldn't it take a few weeks for the child's parents to give it serious thought and consideration? Apparently these 'kids' didn't think it was a 'joke' either!

In fact most people don't think anything is a 'joke' anymore, whatever is being said, when the person keeps at it.

But you got what you wanted and I do hope you all have a wonderful time. And I would suggest that you plan on being more than 'willing' to do your part :)
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I would think my husband was joking if he said it ONCE and I told him it wouldn't be much of a vacation for me. If he kept at it, as you did, it would no longer be a joke to me - it would be my husband telling me he really, really, really wanted to take GD. I might decide to do what he wanted to keep HIM happy but my first inclination would be my TRUE feelings. Just how I am, Linda
 
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