UPDATE: WIBTAH if I leave without saying anything?

TL;DR: I’m a 28 yo law student who’s been stressed from university. I went on vacation with my dad (70), his partner (F,63), the partner's daughter (43) and her two kids (M10 and M8). The first week was peaceful, but the kids’ behavior and constant noise made it miserable. I tried to cope and was planning to have an adult conversation to sort things out, but then I realized my grandfather’s Alzheimer’s is progressing faster than I thought. After a frustrating incident with the kids, I snapped, packed my stuff, apologized to my dad, and left the vacation early.

I'm writing this from the bus on my way home. So, as you can probably guess, the outcome of my decision to act like an adult and try to compromise wasn’t great.

The conversation I was supposed to have with my family didn’t even happen because two things went down that made everything escalate quickly.

First, I called my grandfather to wish him a happy new year. But when I was talking to him, I noticed he didn’t remember one of my cousins’ names. That made me realize his Alzheimer’s is progressing way faster than I thought, and I want to spend as much time with him as possible before he loses all his cognition.

At the end of the day, the family beach house will always be there, and I’ll have plenty of chances to spend summers there without any bratty kids around.

And speaking of bratty kids, the other thing that happened is while I was comfortably napping, they started fighting over the TV remote. I tried to ignore them, but the fight turned physical and they started throwing things. Before I knew it, a kid’s sneaker landed on my right leg, just a few inches from my testicles.

This, combined with the stress from university and the sadness about my grandfather’s health, made me snap.

Right then, I got up, didn’t say a word, and started packing my stuff to leave ASAP.

Once I was done, I apologized to my dad, told him the vacation just wasn’t working for me, and headed to the bus station.

Anyway, to whoever is reading this, I appreciate you and wish you a prosperous 2025.