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to take our children to Australia for 3 weeks without DP?

55 replies

Elouie · 19/06/2013 13:25

My nan will be 90 in January and my mum and dad are going to visit them, I'd love to go, I haven't seen my Australian family for about 10 years. DS is 5 and DD will be 3 and I'd love them to meet my family.

DP doesn't want to go. We have been before pre children, he runs his own business and doesn't want to take that amount of time off work to go back to Aus at this point and his idea of 3 weeks in with my family probably fills him with dread Grin.

He says he doesn't really mind me going, but I know he will miss the kids terribly, and them him. I feel a bit torn as I desparately want to go, but can't quite decide whether I'm being selfish. Obviously I would rather he came with me, but he doesn't want to????

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Elouie · 20/06/2013 11:30

Yes sorry dianella

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Rosa · 20/06/2013 11:34

Go you will regret it if you don't go and probably take it out on dh as he guilt tripped you into not going. I miss dh when I go to the Uk and the dds miss him as well but we skype and he knows how important it is for them to spend time with your family.

TraceyTrickster · 20/06/2013 12:00

I would go.
I took 6 month old DD to UK (from Oz) on my own while DH worked. He got lots done!

ShadeofViolet · 20/06/2013 12:02

I would go in a heartbeat.

lynniep · 20/06/2013 12:10

I would go, although I don't envy you the travelling part (but thats based solely on the personalities of my own 3 and 6 year old!)

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