"It doesn't mean you don't love them. It doesn't mean they're not welcome," Green, an occupational therapist, explained in the video. She went on to describe the desire for time with "your own kids, the ones you raised, the ones you survived life with, the ones you rocked through teething and heartbreak and their first apartment," adding that such relationships "deserve their own space too."
"She also noted that in-laws "might appreciate having the option not to go," pointing to practical pressures: "Trips are expensive. Schedules are tight. People have jobs, kids routines and needs." The distinction, she said, is between "excluding someone and planning something that isn't meant to include everyone," reminding her viewers that "families are allowed other have branches" and that "not every branch has to be on your trip."
Janice Greene, known online as Grandma Jan, posted an Instagram reel on Nov. 16 suggesting parents can take vacations with their adult children without including a son- or daughter-in-law. Greene, a single mother of three daughters ages 27 to 33, said loving in-laws and wanting special time with one's own children can both be true. She described wanting time with "the ones you raised" and argued in-laws might appreciate the option not to join because trips can be expensive and schedules tight. She framed the choice as planning different kinds of family time rather than exclusion. The video drew thousands of critical comments.
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