Now that my kids are adults, I don't plan our family trips anymore. I'm struggling with just being a guest with no say.

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My parents are in their 60s. Traveling with them as an adult taught me a hard truth about growing up.

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The writer with her family at the Strasbourg Christmas Market.
Traveling with my parents as an adult taught me to show up for them the way they did for me as a child.

Nishtha Chaudhary

My family of 4 only packed carry-ons for a monthlong international trip. We'll never travel with checked bags again.

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The author with her husband and their two kids at Borough Market in London.
My family and I only packed carry-ons for our monthlong international trip, and we loved it.

Emily Bond

I planned an action-packed family vacation so good that it got my teens off their phones. We're never going back to basic trips.

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On boat

Christina Valhouli

My sisters, mom, and I go to a new place every year in honor of my late dad's birthday. It's brought us closer together.

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The writer, her mom, and her sisters on a Pink Jeep tour in Sedona.
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Danielle Bauter

When we go on family vacations, one of us arrives 3 days early without our kid. It's the secret to our happy marriage.

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The writer and his wife on the water in Kauai.
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Walker Loetscher

My family rents the same beach house every summer. We never feel like we're missing out by not going somewhere new.

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We vacation in the same rental home every year.

Holly Humbert

I stayed with my kids on an active volcanic island in Italy. It was the best trip of our lives.

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Stromboli volcanic island

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My teenagers loved our trip to Italy. Booking a guided group tour made it easy for me.

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The author and her family at the Vatican Museum.
The author and her family went on a guided group trip of Italy.

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I was skeptical about cruises for years. Then, I spent 8 days on one with 12 relatives of all ages.

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The writer's family about to get on a cruise ship to Alaska, pictured in the background.
Before going on this cruise, my family of 13 had never been on vacation together.

Pamela Vachon

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