I need one of those Easy Buttons. After some very difficult IM discussion, I was finally able to get her to not go on the vacation with us.

Thank you all for the recommendation about not taking excess emotional baggage on the trip. The kids and I will have a peacefull time next month. I will even try to book an inflatable boat trip for us that we would not have been able to do before because GF's daughter was too young.

I hope she has learned from her experience with me just as I have with her and both of us can someday find a soul mate to live the rest of our lives with.