My brother in law has a rule about not spending more than a week with anyone's parents, including his own.
If it is short with a definite ending you can grit your teeth and tolerate it for 7 days.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 2 Feb 2012, 8:38, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

Good tule, though I'd make it 3 days max where my family are involved.

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Thu 2 Feb 2012, 8:43, Reply)

If you count two of those days as travelling
and arrange to do something separately on one day, that only leaves four days to slowly drive each other mad.
In my family it helps that my dad usually spends two days not speaking to anyone.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 2 Feb 2012, 8:46, Reply)