DEEP DIVE: Tips for Vacationing with Extended Family
From What Fresh Hell: Parenting, Relationships, and Making Life Better, with Two Funny Moms by Margaret Ables and Amy Wilson
June 8, 2026 · 40 min
About this episode
The episode provides tips for maintaining sanity while vacationing with extended family.
This Deep Dive series is all about tips to stay sane while traveling with family —immediate or extended, kids younger or older in tow, across the state or across the globe! We've both traveled with our extended families over and over again, and have loved the memories we've made together. But different bedtimes, sightseeing styles, and mealtime expectations can lead to unexpected conflict. Laura in our Facebook group wrote in to say: "Might be a fun episode before summer: large family vacation traditions. I'm wondering if there are favorite games/foods/tips/funny stories on going away with lots of members of your non-immediate family." As usual, our listeners responded with great tips for maintaining both organization and sanity when vacationing with extended family, and in this episode we discuss them all, including: Which conversations to have ahead of time—and which conversations never to have at all Systems for family vacations that don't fall on one person (or one gender) to execute Limiting your non-negotiables as a nuclear family ahead of time What Fresh Hell is co-hosted by Amy Wilson and Margaret Ables. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always…
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Hosts: Amy Wilson, Margaret Ables
Topics covered
- vacation tips
- extended family
- traveling with kids
- family dynamics
- organization
- conflict resolution
Keywords
- vacation
- extended family
- travel tips
- family conflict
- organization
- family traditions
- mealtime expectations
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