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[Tricia's mom]

Our trip has been booked for months. March 28th-April 5th.
Staying @ POP.
DH is a teacher and because of the storm this week ( I worked everyday throught rain and sleet !!) he has lost our last day of vacation April 5th which also happens to be DD 3rd Birthday as well. I told him our flight was changeable and that I could get him on a flight Sunday (Easter) He seemed bummed that I would not return with him because he would miss DD's B-day ( He can pick up at the AirPort)
DH Is Jewish so he doesn't care that its Easter.
Okay I know I probably shouldn't have booked the trip with the possiblity of him loosing the day ( who would have thought ??) But it was DD B-day. His parents are also meeting us @ WDW for the weekend and DD B-day.

AM I wrong ? Am I a sucky Wife ?? (do I care ? lol)

 

[kwitcherkicken99]

Have him use up a sick day/family business/personal business day.

You can't help what mother nature handed us. Let him stay the whole time, I'm sure they can find a sub.

I don't know how many snow days he had built in to his schedule, but we only had 2 - I'm getting really nervous for the weekend!

 

[katied]

I would do the same thing. DH would just fly home early. In fact, DH has had to back out of some trips before because of work, and DS and I still go. With the birthday, wouldn't your DH rather DD get to have her birthday at WDW, as planned, with grandparents?

 

[SkinsFan76]

As a father, I would be extremely upset if I missed my son's birthday, if it was preventable. While we enjoy Disney, it is more important for us to be together as a family on special occasions. I would find a way for all of us to be together for the celebration, if it meant missing work or everyone traveling together. If it wasn't for the B-Day, I wouldn't care about coming back seperately. Comments not meant as judgement, just what my perspective would be in the same situation.

 

[Camno's Mama]

Isn't he going to be at work anyway? If you come home, even at night, he won't miss much time with dd on her birthday.

If it were me, and I was in your dh's position, I would want my family to finish the trip. Why should everyone have to miss out on a special birthday treat just because one person gets called home to work? It is dd's birthday, and it will be so special for her to be in WDW on her special day. I think that you are making the right deicison.

(Although, if it were me, I would just tell the school district that the trip was already planned. Stuff happens...they will understand.)

Good luck!

 

[DisneyBamaFan]

Have him use up a sick day/family business/personal business day.

You can't help what mother nature handed us. Let him stay the whole time, I'm sure they can find a sub.

I don't know how many snow days he had built in to his schedule, but we only had 2 - I'm getting really nervous for the weekend!

Agreed - no way would I come home early for one day like that. The school can survive without his presence for one day...

 

[pixiewings71]

If it's that important he should take the day off. This is something that was already in place, his school should give him the day and not worry about it.

 

[Mickey'snewestfan]

My school will likely make a similar decision, and I do think we have an obligation to those people who have already purchased tickets. So, I would have him explore whether he can get a day off. However, if he can't he can't. The nature of teaching (I'm a teacher) is that you can't always control your days off. That's just how it is.

I also think that a 3 year old is young enough to "fudge" the calendar, especially if she's not at preschool that week with a calendar to look and you know far enough in advance that you aren't already counting down.

Celebrate on Saturday, give her her gifts, make a big fuss, let her start telling people's she's "3", tell Mickey it's her birthday and take a special picture with him, etc . . . Having daddy there for the celebration is way more important than celebrating on her actual birthday. Then on the night of her birthday, you and he can sit at her bedside with a glass of wine, watch her sleeping and marvel at this wonderful little one you've created and how fast she's grown.

Then have him go home, and join him in a few days.