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To not go on my family holiday?!

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Gruffalomom · 31/07/2020 16:11

We are due to go to Devon for a week S/C from tomorrow, myself and DH and our two young DC.

Right now I can't think of anything worse 😢. I feel awful saying that but I really can't.

I'm a sahp so lockdown had been easier on me than on those juggling work and children but I'm just so done in 😢.

I'm so sick of scivvying unappreciated for the 3 of them , and the thought of doing that somewhere else plus having to keep them entertained without everything we have at home just fills me dread.

One of my DC has additional needs and is always hard work to keep safe out and about and I'm going to have to watch him every second. He can't cope with restaurants so it'll be all take outs and cooking at the cottage - more work for me.

My tolerance level and patience is on the floor at the moment and I'm already feeling awful at snapping more than usual. I'm trying to get the house tidied and all the packing done before we go (obviously that's been my job too).

How unreasonable would I be to just send them off for holiday without me? 🙈.

I know I'm totally unreasonable, I'm just hoping maybe there is someone else out there that also has these horrible thoughts ??

OP posts:
stayathomer · 31/07/2020 22:26

Enjoy Gruffalomom SmileWine

Mixingitall · 31/07/2020 22:31

Go and have a lovely time. We’ve just returned from a week self catering and ate the following:

Lasagne, salad and garlic bread
Disposable bbq with burgers and extra sausages for next day
Tacos- took a lot with us and made guacamole
Fish and chips
Fresh fish and did a salad
Take out pizza from a local wood fired oven.

We did Greek yoghurt with fruit every day for breakfast and for lunch the children had eggs, ham and bagels every day.

It didn’t seem like more work than at home, we were not really cooking, so seemed simple.

We took buckets, spades, swimming things, frisbee, ball, uno and some board games.

I did all the washing there, returned today and simply unpacked straight in to the wardrobes, it was wonderful!

We did forget socks and a few other things, but bought them there.

We had a wonderful time and very easy.

Enjoy yourself and ask your husband to do more.

eatsleepread · 31/07/2020 23:41

@speakout

I think I might love you a little bit, for your lazy arsed attitude towards holidays. I am EXACTLY the same. Unless you're relaxing - or at least not cooking and shit like that - what is the point??
Self-catering is not for me.

OP, I am so glad that you got heaps of responses from likeminded - and very empathic - people on here. I hope you do manage to have a nice time!

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