Oldest DC is going on a school trip to the seaside tomorrow. It’s going to rain.
Children must be accompanied by a parent/carer and siblings are invited as well… most people are bringing younger children.
some are going on the school organised coach, some are driving and meeting there.
originally our plan was to drive and the whole family (DH, myself and two DCs age 4 & 1) meet them there… but last week DH had a change of work plans and now can’t drive us. It’s two hours away and for certain reasons I am not up for driving this far.
so instead I booked the coach but now that means me dragging all the stuff on a coach, two hours each way for about three hours on the beach. I feel horrendous and will probably be ill on the coach, younger DC has a cold. I’ll have to try and keep a 4 yo and feral toddler safe by the sea without another parent to help, and to top it off we will probably be soaked.
ILs would usually help by taking younger DC but they can’t at the moment.
if we hadn’t paid £35 for the coach seats (non-refundable) I would call and say we can’t come now.
what was I thinking!? Someone talk me out of it