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writes:My family is always trying to get me to go on family vacations and my parents are always trying to get me travel by myself too. The problem is I hate to travel. I tried family vacations, I tried traveling by myself and I have tried traveling with friends. No matter where I go, and no matter what type of vacation it is, I hate to travel. Traveling to me is very stressful and when you travel with other people, that makes it even more stressful.How do I make my family understand that I hate traveling and it has NOTHING to do with them? Also, how do I make them understand that there are people in the world that are happy and normal that hate to travel?They try the excuse "you need to meet new people" which make me think "I live in New Orleans...I meet new people at least 5 days a week". And for the record, my family is my parents, brother, sister-in-law and my sister-in-law's family. Reply to this Question
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reader, tennisstar88 +, writes (24 September 2011):
 Interesting. Is it that you want to stay in Louisiana and don't like traveling out of the state? If you've already told them you don't like traveling, then there's no need to keep on repeating yourself to these people like a broken record. Next time they try to get you to travel firmly tell them "no"..and that's nonnegotiable. Eventually they'll stop asking when you just keep on refusing them. However like AngelDlite stated if you were expected to travel say for a wedding, family reunion, family death, work, etc. then you need to put your stance on traveling aside for these particular events.
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reader, angelDlite  +, writes (24 September 2011):
 you are an adult and as such should not have to do things that you hate just to please other people. if you were expected to travel to say, a wedding or some important family event, then yes, that's the time to put your dislikes to one side and make a compromise but not just because your family want you to go on random vacations. if they refuse to respect or understand your opinion, that is there problem, not yours. just don't go on the vacations
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