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WWYD? need some opinions please
gonna try to be brief...I'm worried, stressed & not sure what we should do:
DH wanted to go home for halloween weekend, but I didn't (long story why & home is +900 miles away). His mom has COPD and she has been in the hospital for like 2 weeks (it's a chronic lung disease, she was diagnosed 6 years ago, but this is the first "flare-up" where she's been put in the hospital). For the record, we've never been away from family and we're all very close, so it's been really hard to not be able to do anything.
We feel so so bad we haven't been there to help out with things during this worrysome time for his whole family. Well, she was released today (long road ahead with therapy etc). She hasn't seen us or C for 4 months, we would also love to be there for C's first halloween and there's a couple of other reasons why it'd be good to go home this weekend specifically(besides his mom being sick). Chances are, she'll be hospitalized again in the future and we'll probably not be able to come home every time it happens (being a chronic lung disease, that's what happens). But I think it's been harder on her mentally/emotionally than physically and I know it would mean the world to her to see C.
Long long story short...we're trying to decide if we should go home this weekend & if so, how. Driving: that's 14driving hours each way (not counting stops), Flying: cheapest flight is $1,234 (and it's a farther-away airport, but we'll have no problem getting a ride). Oh, and it's either we all go or nobody does.
DH thinks it's crazy to spend that much money on a flight, I think it's crazier to spend that much time in the car, with a baby (we'll be driving longer than we'll actually be there).
on kind of another note, I feel really bad bc my parents will be here next week and it will be my mom's 3rd trip here where his parents haven't been able to come at all yet...so I feel like we should go for them (well for them to see C). And yes, we have the money for the flight, but in no way do we have tons extra to spend whenever, if that makes sense.
so...any thoughts or what would you do? TIA!
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Re: WWYD? need some opinions please
If I had the money, I would definitely go, and fly. Personally, I would MUCH rather fly for a couple of hours vs being in a car for 14+ hours. GL with whatever you decide.
Is the flight cost including a seat for C? If so, you might consider having her ride on your lap to save money. If you luck out and the flight isn't full, you may be able to "spread out" a little.
I agree with this!
Thanks for listening ladies! We bit the bullet and got tickets last night, so we're all going. DD is "infant in arms". I actually told DH he could take C alone, but that would be crazy (I'm still nursing her, so he'd have to take milk and she's been waking up during the night. Not to mention he'd be crazy traveling with her by himself). He also said he didn't want to take her away from me on her first halloween (especially when I worked so hard on her costume and I'm excited).
Thanks again for listening and for the support, I appreciate it