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AIBU to only take DS1 To Florida ?

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spornersunited · 30/07/2016 18:41

DS1 is 14 and due to Building works, his school will be closed for an extra week at the end of the summer break.
I have found an amazing deal for 7 nights in Florida (less than £500 each) departing from our local airport.

DS isn't that bothered about doing all the parks he just wants to go to America,do some shopping,and visit universal studios !

AIBU to leave DS2 age 6 at home with DP ? - DP cannot take anymore annual leave and I really don't think that taking a six year old all that way for only 7 nights is a great idea plus the fact he'd be missing school and to be honest we cannot afford for more than two of us to go anyway

I will add that we have just come back from a 2 week family holiday abroad so its not like DS2 has missed out on a holiday and we are planning to do a California road trip the year after next so would do the Disney thing then.

If it was anywhere else I'd be fine with not taking DS2 but I'm not sure if its right to take one child to Disney and leave the other behind ?

OP posts:
lljkk · 31/07/2016 11:44

Funny thread... I've actually done this to DC, and no one is harbouring secret trauma. Not the Disney part, though. Disney is pure shite & OP's DS doesn't even want to go there, from what I can tell.

gingermopped · 31/07/2016 13:30

As a parent of a teen off to university soon, knowing from how quick they grow up, i would defo take it as an opportunity to hav an amazing one on one quality time holiday with ur older lad.
I have 5 children and often do seperate things to get time individually, even holidays.
When ur now 14 dc is 22, a grown man, doing his own holidays with friends/partner and younger dc is 14 u may hav that opportunity again to take younger one, u wouldnt feel guilty then would u?
In otherwords there will b chances to do this sort of thing with younger son.
Dont feel guilty, take the holiday, hav a wonderful time xx

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