Bit of background. DP and I have been together 12 years. Occasionally we’ve taken 2 x 1 week holidays per year, but mostly just one 1 week holiday, to different holiday cottages in Cornwall. We’ve been abroad twice in 12 years, once to Iceland (my dream trip when I came into some money, before DC) and once to a European capital city with friends (without DC). We’ve been to the Lake District, Wales and North Devon each for a week’s holiday, and DP considers that we have now ‘done’ these locations. Each time we’ve been somewhere other than Cornwall I’ve had to persuade DP to go. He doesn’t enjoy flying at all, but really enjoyed Iceland when we went, so flying is a possibility.
This year we both want to go away twice. He’s suggested two different UK locations for a holiday cottage (1 is Cornwall). I would like to spend one week doing something more exciting. DS1 is 7 and DS2 is 1 (he was a lovely surprise!). I think it’s time DS1 goes on a plane, sees something more of the world, gets to do something that he’s asked to do. He’s asked to go to Disneyland Paris, but he’s not desperate about it. DP doesn’t want to go there, says DS1 will be happy wherever we go, and that we can’t do anything like that whilst DS2 is so young. I don’t want DS1 to wait till he’s 13/14 to go abroad, just so that DS2 is ‘old enough’ I think we just need to bite the bullet and go.
It’s driving me crazy! I know I can’t force DP to go somewhere different, and if it’s a complete nightmare it’ll be my fault, but I also think what if it does work out and we all had a lovely time?
AIBU to keep pushing a holiday to Disneyland Paris?