I'm a divorcee with a 9 year old son; This year is the first year (after 5 years of divorce) that I have been in a position to go on holiday with DS. I have a boyfriend, who dos not live with me - my choice - and for the past 2 years I have been planning to take DS on holiday, for a week, just the two of us when I get a permenant job. As this has FINALLY have a happened, I have come good on my promise and am taking DS in the October half terms (WOOHOO!). My BF has known that this will be happening and has (outwardly) been supportive of me with this. The problem is that the BF is a teacher, and while he isn't at DS's school, his half term is the same. When I called the BF to let him know we're going away he assumed it meant him too. The ENTIRE point was that I can finally take my son away, and I wanted it to be just the two of us as he's now getting close to the age where he will want to do more with his friends rather than me and I wanted it to be a silly, lazy week. The BF is one of these 'we're on holiday so let's do EVERYTHING all at once even if it means spending all our time in the car" type of person while I am a 'I'm on holiday so let's actually stop and chill' type, as is DS.
Now I could be a moern and independent person and tell my BF it will be me and my son, or I could be a doormat (and save some money) and let him come along. Both have pros and both have cons - heeeelp!