Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

Please or to access all these features

Step-parenting

Connect with other Mumsnetters here for step-parenting advice and support.

Disney dh wants to go home to Disneyland

26 replies

witchofmiddx · 10/09/2013 11:38

I guess I just need to vent. Dsd 14 lives other side of country with her mother. Two weeks ago, Dh texted her to ask her if she would come & stay over Oct half term, as she is at boarding school so he only gets to see her in holidays. The reply? "Only if you take me & a friend to Disneyland". Dh was never going to show me that reply, but it came in as I was passing him his phone.

Now, we have 5 teenagers between us. We have always said that WE decide holidays, and the children don't dictate. Only last year my dd made a request and dh's answer was "I am not going to be told where I have to go". Fair enough!!

You can imagine what comes next.. Dh has now told me that HE really wants to go to Disney. He is desperate, clutching at straws, even willing to go to Florida at Xmas if that's what it takes.

Part of me feels sorry for him as if I say no he won't see her, a other part of me is furious. What do I do?

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
witchofmiddx · 15/09/2013 19:54

That's really interesting Marne about your dh having lost his mum early and it influencing how he deals with his children, as my dh sites the same reason for the way he is. Thanks for the advice to offer her something else, well worth a try x

OP posts:
New posts on this thread. Refresh page
Swipe left for the next trending thread