Who to chose - my family or my ex husbands family

@anetteh (3590)
Sweden
November 24, 2008 10:39pm CST
Ok, here it is. My kids grandfather has his birhtday on Sunday. I have heard that their grantmothers wishes that we come to se them this weekend. But, On a sunday, there is a lack of busses early in the mornings, so getting to the train station is not easy. ( I do not have a driverlicense) It would take the hole day just to get there, and so we only have a coulpe of hours before we have to get home the hole way again. I feel sorry we can not go, however, it feels to expensive to go trhough all this trouble of traveling, for just a few moments to spend. I have made something to send trough the mail. I know it will be apreaciated. But I have not seen them for some time. And it feels a bit sad. I also get some bad feelings, since I will spend this weekend with my own mum and dad. But I can not afford the trip, and it take to much time to get there. And I do not want to brake a tradition I have with my own closely family. How are you supose to make every one happy when You feel You want to do one thing but feel you have an obligaton for doing something els. It kind of feels stressful, doesn´t it?
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@kissie34 (2294)
• Philippines
25 Nov 08
Well, I always told my self that if I want to do something no matter there are so many complicated things possible things might happen I will still do it because I like to do it.. So, if I am in your position I will do something just to go in the birthday celebration of my kids grandfather.. No matter how expensive it is and how far it is I will still go because I want too but if I don't like to do then I can think of many excuses to myself so that I won't go.. I am not saying that your just making excuses to your self or to your ex-husband family just to not go there, all I am saying its up to your will on hos much you want to do.. If you really want to see them and to be with them to celebrate your father-in-law birthday then there are so many things you can do like you may call your ex-husband to fetch you or someone friend or your dad or anybody who can drive you to go there just not to ride buss since you've said that it is hard to get buss during Sunday.. You may spend you time with them for a long time if you want by going there the day before his birthday or go there very early.. Well, there's nothing to be worried about being with them in a few hours because those "few hours" can be meant so much for them.. They will really appreciate your effort to be there.. Well, its really up to you whether you really want to go.. As what they said, "If you really want to do it then there are so many reasons just to be able to achieve it but if you really don't want to do it then a millions of excuses you can think of"... I am sorry to say those thing! Again, its up to you if you really want to go.. Hope you're not mad with what I've said above.. Happy posting!
@anetteh (3590)
• Sweden
25 Nov 08
Even if I would like to go, I do not have the money. I hardly have the money for christmas presents. So there is no chose is there. I have no driverlicense, and there are no busses before daytime on weekends. I live outside the town. I will not ever ask for anyone els to come and drive us in to town. I would never do that. I really would have go if I could use the money I need for paying bills with. But I can not. That make me a bit sad. I would like to go, but I am working fulltime, and in my weekends I am to tired to make such efforst to go for a few hours spend.