Am lone parent to two boys and we have just been given confirmation that we were allocated a holiday in the sun newspaper thing.
We aimed for Mon-Fri, but have been given Fri-Mon
The same weekend as friends wedding
Friend now lives in new Zealand. Have been good friends for fifteen years, though obviously issues with distance etc now. She gets married in April in nz and I can't go due to money etc. She is then having celebration etc here in June.
Been in my diary for a year. I had planned on going.
But this is my children's only chance of a holiday. And even though its a caravan its first one like it with me since October 2009. We've stayed with friends but this is a holiday camp etc.
Am I an awful friend to now retract my acceptance of attending friends wedding? Holiday camp is ninety minutes drive so if I found someone to come stay with kids at holiday camp I guess I could drive back for evening?
Would you understand a friend in my situation emailing with this and apologising? I'm guessing she is coming back for a couple of weeks, so could offer to take them for dinner or something instead after?