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Sister in law going on honeymoon for 2 weeks without kids

81 replies

Myrtle2012 · 26/05/2014 14:24

My SiL is getting married at the end of August and going off on honeymoon for 2 weeks. It is her 2nd marriage and her child (8) is staying with her grandparents. SiL has told me that they will find this a struggle but will have a get on with it as they offered. Her partner also has a child (11) with some behavioural and learning issues. His mother currently has limited and controlled access and so he will be staying with her and an Aunt and separately another Uncle. The 11 year old has never spent more than a week apart from his Dad.
I think this is all a bit selfish especially as SiL has not been on holiday with her child, or with new family, for 3 years due to lack of effort rather than money.
To add to the mix the wedding list is only for contributions to the honeymoon.
I've tried to raise my concerns with SiL and other family members but have been fobbed off with "we deserve it"or "she's decided so that's it" or my favourite "what do you know you are not a mother".
So I turn to you......am I being unreasonable......

OP posts:
Uptheanty · 26/05/2014 15:31

*B

MrsItsNoworNotatAll · 26/05/2014 15:31

Because I'm a soft cow I'd find a fortnight a bit long to live mine but I wouldn't judge anyone else who decides too. Up to them.

YABU.

restandpeace · 26/05/2014 15:33

Nose out. Hth

Oldraver · 26/05/2014 15:35

Non issue..... at this moment in time I wouldn't want to leave my 8.5 DS to go on holiday for two weeks (the most he's been away form us is a week) but if they are ok with it then so be it. Its not selfish at all.

rootypig · 26/05/2014 15:36

None of your business, get a grip. I do think the fact you're not a parent is relevant. Only once you are a parent, can you understand how essential time away and time for your relationship is. I don't know if I would leave children of that age for two weeks. But I have an 18mo and am planning to leave her with family for 4-5 days a couple of times this summer, and she isn't old enough to understand that I'm coming back. My view is, I'm no good to her if I'm with her all the time but I'm an exhausted raving lunatic Hmm

rootypig · 26/05/2014 15:37

And I really don't see why contributions to a honeymoon is any different from asking for pots and pans tbh. It's a distinction without difference, they are both gifts, guided by the couple's needs.

PrincessBabyCat · 26/05/2014 15:39

Why would you bring your kids on a honeymoon? That's a time for the two to bond together exclusively as a couple.

This may surprise you, but a parents life does not revolve around their children at every waking moment. They need a break sometimes.

BerniesBurneze · 26/05/2014 15:41

Bleugh, YABU.

HannerHet · 26/05/2014 15:42

Yabu, it's nothing to do with you

HemlockStarglimmer · 26/05/2014 16:03

What with one thing and another my parents didn't have a honeymoon until they'd been married for over ten years. Did they take us with them? Did they heck as like!

I really cannot see what the problem is.

GertrudeBell · 26/05/2014 16:10

Good for them. How lovely to have some time together at the start of their marriage.

Cardinal · 26/05/2014 16:40

Kids on a honeymoon? Yuck!

RedRoom · 26/05/2014 16:43

YABU. What is wrong with a child staying with his or her GPs for a week?

Mckayz · 26/05/2014 16:44

Stop the press. Newlyweds are going on honeymoon!

YABU

TaliZorahVasNormandy · 26/05/2014 16:53

My Dsis and BIL went away for 10 days without their kids who were 2 and 4 at the time. Their grandparents stayed with them, so they could have time as newlyweds, without screaming kids around.

Who wants to take kids on a honeymoon.

mumeeee · 26/05/2014 17:05

Another one saying YABU, My DC are grown up now but they used to stay with their GP for a week at that age and loved it. I'm sure they would have been fine staying 2 weeks,'

Pobblewhohasnotoes · 26/05/2014 17:37

Are we not supposed to go anywhere without our children then until they've grown up and moved out?

My DH and his brother used to holiday very year with their grandparents, they've got some lovely memories.

LoveBeingInTheSun · 26/05/2014 17:54

Yes you are

VampyreofTimeandMemory · 26/05/2014 18:45

yabu, I used to love staying at my nan's house when my rents went away.

SpicyPear · 26/05/2014 18:49

YABextremelyU

They are plenty old enough to be left and are being cared for by family. It's a honeymoon.

everlong · 26/05/2014 18:51

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SqutterNutBaush · 26/05/2014 18:53

My mum and Dad buggered off to Florida for a fortnight leaving me at a friends and my brother at my Aunts when they got married, I was 11 and DB was 3.

Didn't bother us at all and we did go with them for 3 years after that (apparently they were just scoping it out :o).

We had fun without our parents and I'm sure they had fun without us, it was a one off so no issues.

YABU.

OwlCapone · 26/05/2014 18:59

Yes, YABU.

Welcome to MN, baptism by AIBU!

SeptemberFlowers · 26/05/2014 18:59

None of your business.

I would LOVE 24/48hrs away from my DH and dc sometime but that ain't gonna happen any time soon..

Very jealous of your SIL Envy and I suspect you are too.

Waltermittythesequel · 26/05/2014 19:02

If this is not just a goady post:

YABU

it's none of your business

And I can see the "no dc, no opinion" point because we've all been smug twats about parenting at some point before we were parents!