and not my DH and kids?
Some friends and I are planning on going to a music festival in September. It's been on the cards for a while and I initially spoke to DH about it when the line up was announced several months ago and he was fine about it, and had no desire or interest in going himself.
He's now changed his mind, wants to go too and take the kids.
Tickets aren't cheap - my mum's paying for mine as a birthday present, but we can't really afford the extra £££ for ticket (and food/drink/etc) for DH & kids
One of my friends lives locally to the festival so we're planning on crashing there each night and walk up to the site every day. If DH and the kids come we won't be able to so we'll have to camp (hell on earth) or stay elsewhere which will be expensive
The festival is on when the kids are back at school and runs from Thurs - Mon, so we'll have to miss half of it and leave early on the Sunday night to get them home ready for school on Monday
But the big thing is, I really, really want to go on my own, with my friends. I'm fed up with always being the responsible one, and as much as I love my kids, I'd like a few days away to get pissed, eat crap, let my hair down, behave irresponsibly, not have to worry about the kids being tired/bored/cold/wet/wind blowing in the wrong direction/whatever and roll home at 2am.
Me going won't affect our annual summer family holiday or anything, the kids won't really be missing out on anything, and we've got plenty planned for them over the school holidays.
DH has been on plenty of stag weekends/boys nights out, etc over the years. My eldest daughter is nearly 11 and apart from the odd night out or whatever over the years, this is the first time I can go away for any length of time and not have to worry about the kids
So, am I being incredibly selfish and unreasonable?