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To say no to holiday

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hotrocks84 · 09/01/2024 17:08

Exh wants to take kids (3, 4 and 6) to Spain to visit family. Of the couple he wants to visit, one is physically violent to partner and erratic in behaviour. The other repeatedly sexually abused another family member as a pre-teen (they were very little). They're a grown up now but it makes me very uncomfortable to think of my small kids there with them. They have three kids and a dog and live by the beach so my kids are really excited to go.

I found out about the holiday from the kids, not my ex. I am now getting stick for even suggesting I may veto. I've been told ferry etc all paid for now so too late to change, and that they'll be staying with wider (essentially unknown to me) family which makes it all fine.

So, go on then - AIBU?

OP posts:
cruisebaba1 · 09/01/2024 17:42

No you are not unreasonable, go with your gut feeling.

TinyYellow · 09/01/2024 17:46

YANBU to feel the way you do, but who are the family? If it’s your ex’s parents and siblings I don’t think you can expect that your children will never meet them.

You can’t hold what someone did as a child against them
forever and someone being violent to their partner, who lie horrible, isn’t a risk to your children.

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