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To want to do something with just my kids?

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LilyPanda · 09/06/2024 00:05

I want to take my kids away in the 6 weeks… either abroad for 4-5 nights or somewhere in the UK. Most likely abroad to somewhere like Spain or France.

Husband won’t be coming as he is working and self employed so if he doesn’t work, he doesn’t get paid but he’s more then happy for me to go with our 2 kids.

However, he has asked if I would take his DD (my DSD) and Iv said no, I would like to just take our kids and spend some quality time with them. Hes accepted this and nothing else was said about it but DSD has heard from her sister that she’s going away and now her mum is asking why can’t she come.

So am I being totally selfish to only want to take my own children?

OP posts:
Peaceandquietandacuppa · 09/06/2024 00:15

YANBU.

totally different if your DH was going, but he’s not. Plus I wouldn’t want to go away by myself with 3 kids even if they were all biologically mine 😂

NewName24 · 09/06/2024 00:12

DSD has heard from her sister that she’s going away and now her mum is asking why can’t she come.

Well, that will surely be the same reason that DSD's Mum doesn't take your two away with her when they go away.

Of course YANBU.

Theoldbird · 09/06/2024 00:12

I would not want to be responsible for a child who wasn't biologically mine when abroad.
Dsd mum can take her

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LilyPanda · 09/06/2024 00:10

pizzaHeart · 09/06/2024 00:08

Surely DSD’s mum doesn’t take your kids with her.

She certainly doesn’t.

DSD knows her dad isn’t going too but I think her mum has FOMO syndrome for her and hates to see our kids get anything better or more then DSD from
our household

Trip will be paid for from the family pot.

OP posts:
pizzaHeart · 09/06/2024 00:08

Surely DSD’s mum doesn’t take your kids with her.

Gollumm · 09/06/2024 00:07

No you're not being selfish or unreasonable. If your DH was going too, and you still didn't take DSD then yes, that would be selfish and unreasonable.

GrazingSheep · 09/06/2024 00:06

No.

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