A holiday one - is there a way to avoid canceling?

[OopsNoHoliday]

Family holiday starts on Sunday - me, dh, and 2 kids plus PiL.

A week in Devon, about 3 hours drive, staying all together in a single-storey lodge. Plan was to be out and about doing activities and day trips. Weather forecast is fab.

But - I broke my leg badly this week and am advised I shouldn’t sit in one position for more than 30 mins.

I told dh id be perfectly ok staying at home quietly while the rest of the family go. I have friends and neighbours if I get in difficulty. Dh is point blank refusing to go without me, which is sweet. But he wants to drag me along! And says the entire family will cancel if I can’t come. My kids will be heartbroken and seems so unfair on PiL. All my compromises have been rejected so far but what do you all think? Is there a way to make this work? Should I just go against medical advice and my own preference and and go? I’d be so careful at home, I can’t see why it’s not safe - loads of people survive alone with a limb in a cast.

thanks for any ideas

Dear lovely MN women, just an update. After much reflection I asked dh to cancel the holiday. I am finding it hard getting around on the zimmer even with the adjustments dh has made at home. Dh has been wonderful, absolutely amazing about everything in the end. He just accepted the decision and got on with things. The kids, well they will get over the disappointment eventually. I have ruined the summer and life in general will be harder for a few months.

So, I thank you all for your advice and best wishes - it did help me to make a decision.

Ypg’ve not ruined the summer. These things happen.

Can dh take the kids on day trips and do fun things with them?

I agree
You can also do fun things at home..... takeaway night, movie night with popcorn.
Try to rest though so your fractures heal.
Best wishes to you OP.

My mother/ the grandmother behaves just like this on family staycations. He doesn’t want to take them without you going as he will
be doing most of the childcare and is panicking. Pretty selfish tbh tell him and his dad to get a backbone and spend some quality time with the children without you being there

Hrft Op but crikey how did that happen and are you on crutches?

Hope you recover quickly. Dvt is a serious and real potential complication, and you may be encouraged to move about more with company wherever you are. But crutches in a different environment might be tricky. I'm presuming both are lower leg injuries btw.

He doesn’t want to take them without you going as he will
be doing most of the childcare and is panicking. Pretty selfish tbh tell him and his dad to get a backbone and spend some quality time with the children without you being there

RTFT. Or at least OP's posts.