Holiday - Parent having to stay at home

[Chris0688]

Hello, i booked a holiday for my family and it cost £7k. Unfortunatly my eldest may not be able to go because my ex wont sort her passport out and i dont have enough time to take her to court to get it sorted. So my daughter doesnt feel left out while her sisters, nan and stepmum are on holiday i decided to stay back with her so she doesnt feel too left out. My partner doesnt agree to this and has said i should either go and leave my eldest with her mum or otherwise my partner said that none of them will go. Not because she feels it unfair on my eldest but instead because its not fair on my youngest daughter not having her dad go. So my partner is in a way blackmailing me to go otherwise ill loose the whole £7k i paid for the holiday. Am i wrong for choosing to stay back with my eldest?

7 k and no passports sorted?? Bonkers!

It can't be just the mother stayathomer, widowers are allowed to get passports for their children .

I don't know the details, just that you can apply as a single parent, it would be helpful to know if it's a new passport or renewal, I'm pretty sure you can't get a new one in a day

Apply as a single parent.

I have friends (male) who have had to go to court over passports - it really isn’t as simple as dad getting a passport ! And if it was can you imagine all the threads on stbxh or exoh has passport for child and is kidnapping them!!