A little upset...

[disneyandme]

From the OP message, it doesn't sound like a son-in-law trying to keep the child away from the grandparents. The GP watch the children every week. We don't know if the discussion was about a possible trip to WDW with the boys or a specific " we want to take the boys to WDW during Sept for free dining for 5 days". I know I wouldn't make waves if it was just a possibility trip but would only offer up objections if they were getting more specific. I think this is about a family being blind-sided by a grandmother who decided to do what she wanted-- somehting the OP admitted she has done in the past. Remember also, the OP was just as shocked that the plans were made when she found out.
I'd still like to know if the DH is still upset, has he willing given in the the trip, has he been pressure to agree, or is he still saying "No".

 

[kevschickee]

From the OP message, it doesn't sound like a son-in-law trying to keep the child away from the grandparents. The GP watch the children every week. We don't know if the discussion was about a possible trip to WDW with the boys or a specific " we want to take the boys to WDW during Sept for free dining for 5 days". I know I wouldn't make waves if it was just a possibility trip but would only offer up objections if they were getting more specific. I think this is about a family being blind-sided by a grandmother who decided to do what she wanted-- somehting the OP admitted she has done in the past. Remember also, the OP was just as shocked that the plans were made when she found out.
I'd still like to know if the DH is still upset, has he willing given in the the trip, has he been pressure to agree, or is he still saying "No".

you really feel strong about this post lol. I would like to know about the hubby to.

 

[disneyandme]

I guess I do. I feel like from the first post like DH is getting a bum rap-- like he overreacted and it's no big deal and the OP was looking to confirm this.

 

[kwitcherkicken99]

I guess I do. I feel like from the first post like DH is getting a bum rap-- like he overreacted and it's no big deal and the OP was looking to confirm this.

Never anticipated people would think I'm trying to villify my husband. He's not happy about the trip but he is letting our son go. He realizes that I trust my parents 150% and everything will be okay. He also realizes that this is important to me to let him go as it's an opportunity that our son should be allowed to take.

I never said he overreacted. I said he was upset. There was no yelling (we don't yell in front of the kids and we have an extremely small place so things have to remain calm). He fussed for a couple of days and we've moved on. If I wanted confirmation that DH was offbase, I'd talk to my girlfriends.

I posted my frustration as I've seen SEVERAL people on here do. My affirmation was in if I was over-reacting.

 

[lucigo]

So my parents decided to take my son and my nephew to WDW in September for free dining. I'm a little jealous that I'm staying home, but what's really upsetting is that DH is flipping out that my parents are taking the kids w/o either of us going.

A little backstory... DH and I took the kids (DS and DD) in April and my mom was mad b/c my nephew didn't get to go. My bro and SIL don't have a lot of money to spend. I didn't think much of it, but when we were around my mom forbade us from talking about our trip in front of my bro and his fam... we shouldn't be rubbing it in their face that we got to go and they didn't get to go (I don't brag about anything and every other word out of SIL's mouth is "I want...")... So mom decided that they would take the boys down to keep the playing field even.

The way I look at it is that DS gets to go to WDW twice in one year, but DH is throwing a fit. I guess I just can't understand why he'd be so upset about the trip. Am I off base?

why are they taking your son but not your daughter? How old is your son?

 

[squirrel]

The daughter is little-8mos or so.

Not sure about the son-I thought around 5 others thought around 3

 

[bubblycoconut]

Okay... a little more info...

My parents are in their late 50s. Mom has a tendency to favor my nephew over my dad. She also suffers from chronic fatigue and she'll offer to watch nephew but never our kids. DD doesn't get to go b/c she's 8 mo. They want to be able to move at some sort of decent pace.

It was a bit of a shock for her to book this trip. She told me they were THINKING about it last week. We went out of town for the weekend, came home and found they booked.

My parents took us EVERYWHERE when we were growing up... my first trip to WDW was when I was 6 weeks. They are extremely protective of the kids so I'm not worried about anything happening to the kids, but that's why DH is so upset. He thinks something is going to happen.

I'd love to tag along, and I know they wouldn't mind (they wanted to go on our trip, but couldn't), but I have school in the fall. It'd be one thing if I were in school, but I work at a school and have students that depend on me. I'd love to go with them, but this is their thing.

DH was furious last night after I told him the trip was booked and that was that. I just wish he could trust them as much as I do. They watched our kids 2 times a week while school was in session, what's a 5 day trip?

How old is your DS and your nephew? I can see where your DH is coming from. Talking about a possible trip & booking a trip are two different things. Before they booked the trip they should have made sure it was okay with both you and your dh. If your DH is concerned with something happening to your DS I would consider his feelings. Has your DS ever gone on a vacation without you in the past? Watching a child in a home enviorment is a lot different then going on a vacation for 5 days. Especially with multiple children. I'd imagine with your mother's chronic fatigue that most of the responsibilty will go to your father. Is he going to be able to handle both boys in the parks? I'm not sure what specifically your husband is concerned with but those are a couple of things I would be worried about.

 

[disneyandme]

I don't know how much either child has flown or stayed away from home, but I would most be worried about the flights and the sleeping all in the same room in a hotel. I think the parks would be fine, though overload might be an issue at this age.

 

[kwitcherkicken99]

DS will have just turned 3. D-neph is also 3 (the boys are 8 mo apart). Neither have flown, but we have enough stuff to keep them occupied. Vtech kid-proof camera is an excellent occupier - we used that on our trip in April. The games on there kept him busy during long waits and in the car. We drove 16 hours on our trip and he behaved. I'm not sure if they'll take the car seats or not. They should be okay.

DS is very open to trying new things and handles new situations very well. As long as things are explained to him, he loves every minute. Mom is a former teacher and explains things to his understanding.

My son LOVES hotel rooms. He has been in many since he was born and gets so excited to be in a new place with a new bed. He will sometimes act up, but the walls at WDW hotels are so thick I doubt it will be a problem.

 

[disneyandme]

I hope you are right and your parents are up for the challenge. I know I wouldn't want to take 2 3year olds on their first flight and, in addition, without Mom and Dad. Good luck to all of you.