Yes. That's the things. We also want to experience travel in places as a family and not take all of our free time to be at my mom place where we definitely already know everything around. I've already travelled there twice for a total of 2 months since my baby's born. Now I gonna be back at work and I won't have so much time... And indeed, being in the family is just exhausting. I mean no one really help in my family. So I'm alone with my kid and also caring for our food (unless for dinner where there's always food which is great). I m alone there as my husband can't take so much time out of work and I have to watch my son on my own with sleepless night and also care for my own food. Now what is basically expect Is me going there, bring a nanny and pay for it (except her food), make my life way harder so they can enjoy being a little with my son. I like visiting my mom. That's not the point. The point is that when could really make an effort watching my son for 6h a day (as she wantd to spend time
With him right?). I think expecting me spending 5000€ for a 2 weeks visitation is just insane.
Totally understand. Expecting visits at great cost is something I’m struggling with with the older family members. Who are retired and have lots of disposable income but won’t come to us 🤦🏼♀️ I’d maybe say that you’ve done months of visiting this year so will assess in 2025 what you can do with both of your works. Leave the ball in her court to visit this time. Good luck!
Thanks @Sarah 😊🙏
Why can’t she come to you??? Unless there is a valid reason she can’t travel it would make more sense for her to travel to you as it’s so difficult traveling with a little one.
Could you not take annual leave so you aren’t working whilst on holiday visiting family? I say this because maybe she thinks you’ll want the nanny so you can work but if she realises you are on holiday not working then you don’t need the nanny. My family live 10,000 miles away and I regularly visited with the baby from 8 weeks old. The flights the easy bit, being home with family is the hard bit 😂