We live abroad and are making a trip back to uk to see family. Family is absolutely skint. Beyond skint.
We aren't using them as a base, or staying with them while we get other things sorted, we are just going back to see them.
Obviously we'll take wine and cheese and chocs and flowers and 'local crap' from where we live, and prezzies for the children.
But given how skint they are, I wondered if a Mumsnetter could advise on what to take that bit extra. I'm not sure if offering cash to cover our stay would be right, but then I think I'm a bit squeamish about money and family, so perhaps it would be fine?
If we take everyone out for a meal, or offer to get takeaway in, would that be okay?
We're staying for 4 nights.
Thing is, even if we do all of the above, we will still have cost them a bit just by having breakfast and lunch and supper. I don't want to cost them money they can't afford.
'We' by the way is me, a 3 yr old and a 1 yr old.
What do you think?
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Have invited ourselves to stay with very skint family. What to take?
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thatsnotmybelly · 13/08/2009 15:33
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