Fully prepared to be told I'm BU, as I need another perspective on this:
I'm a single mother to DS, and I also have an elderly aunt living with us. I absolutely adore her, but I will admit that it's been a challenge opening my home to someone else and having to adjust to all the changes that it brings. I love my own space, and she's quite in your face. All good, I can deal with it, it's what you do for family. But being as we live together, we tend to do everything together. She comes along pretty much whenever I go anywhere, we eat all our meals together, watch TV, etc.
I start back at work soon and DS will be in daycare full time. I get time off over the christmas vacation and I would like to take DS (who will be turning 2) to a favourite holiday location that I always went with my parents growing up and have continued vacationing there as an adult. I have really been looking forward to the idea of just having a few weeks just him and me, going to the beach, hanging out and relaxing, but my aunt is quite offended that she hasn't been "invited". I have suggested that I go for a week with just DS, then she flies over to meet with us, we have a week all together, then she stays on for another week or so while I fly back to get back to work. I'd have no problems if she wanted to keep DS with her for that extra week, I completely trust her with his care. She's not happy, wanting to come over to spend the whole time with us. I really love her, but I just want some time with just DS alone as work is pretty full on and he's in daycare.
AIBU?