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AIBU or is my friend over a holiday

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JustNameChanged · 21/03/2015 17:16

I am a regular posted but have NC because my DF sometimes lurks.

I'm a single parent to 1 DS my DF is a single parent to two DS. All the kids get along great. I have some family support but she doesn't have a lot.

I've travelled a fair bit in be past pre DS and with DS and it doesn't really bother me. When I first took DS I knew it would be abit of hard work but I wanted to go on holiday so we went .

My DF is very nervous, doesn't like doing much with her DC because she says she struggles on her own. Neither of her DC are particularly badly behaved but she's nervous and says she struggles with simple things like managing them at the park and soft play so she doesn't go unless me and my DS go so she has a hand.

She's been saying how much she wants a holiday but needs support for herself to mange the boys so we should all go together and then she'll have my help, I said I wasn't to sure what my plans are this year and might struggle financially this year. Anyway she told me to work out my finances and get back to her. I never brought it up again but a few weeks later she did, I said I still didn't know and a couple of unexpected bills I doubt I'd be able too. Then she got really annoyed saying she needs a holiday so I should try and get the money to go and said to ask my DM so she would be even more help with the kids.

There's no way my mum would go to help with someone else's kids, she likes my DF but not enough to want to spend 1-2 weeks with her and her kids.

I've told her unless I win some money on the lotto or something there's no way I can go even though I could manage a very cheap week away just me and DS she's got majorly pissed said well that's mine and my boys holiday screwed for this year thanks and hung up Shock

I think my DF is BU in only wanting me to go on holiday with her to help look after her kids and trying to get my mum to go for that same reason but she obviously thinks it's me

So WIVU?

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Bambambini · 23/03/2015 13:30

Silly woman. I can understand her being daunted and preferring some company but she sold it all the wrong way when if she had been less anxious and clingy - it might have been a good option for friends to share a holiday. She is very unreasonable to guilt trip you.

I go away my friend and all our kids but we are very much in sync with what we do and where we like to go.

CruCru · 23/03/2015 14:38

There are holidays particularly for single mums if she is worried that it will only be couples + her. My friend is going on a yoga holiday this year (she is a single mum).

www.lotusyogaibiza.com/Holymama.html

singlewithkids.co.uk

www.mangoholidays.co.uk

www.smallfamilies.co.uk

JustNameChanged · 24/03/2015 09:42

Thanks for the links CruCru I'll be passing that information along

I completely understand wanting company, when I took DS when he was asleep at night it would of bee night to have someone else to talk to and have a glass of wine with but by the time he was asleep I was making the most of absolute peace Wink

There both school age youngest is 5 there both well behaved. Whenever we've taken them out in the past lately I've been stepping back and not helping as much as she would like me too which at times has annoyed her but she just gets stressed over the small details which is a shame

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TwinkieTwinkle · 24/03/2015 09:55

OP can I just say I love the idea of 'biting the bull by the horns'. Made me laugh!Grin

RebootYourEngine · 24/03/2015 11:10

I am a single parent to one & i love nothing more than going on holiday. I suffer from anxiety but i fight through it to take my dc away. The first time i took dc away i had never been so scared. Once we were there we had a fantastic time & i couldnt wait to go somewhere again. We travel nearly every year. I completely agree about biting the bullet and just doing it.

I am going to look at those websites Cru.

UterusUterusGhali · 24/03/2015 11:21

Just to clarify, is DFriend, not DFiancee?

If the former, YASooooooooNBU!

If the latter, YANBU. But won't you live together eventually?

RebootYourEngine · 24/03/2015 11:32

It says friend in the title so i am assuming DF means friend.

UterusUterusGhali · 24/03/2015 12:35

Oh gosh yes you're quite right, Reboot. Blush

JustNameChanged · 24/03/2015 13:41

Sorry I did mean DFriend GrinBlush

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championnibbler · 24/03/2015 15:01

some friends she is. Shock
she sounds like very hard work indeed.
you might be better off to be shot of her.

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