excuse me while i FREAK OUT - Page 2

[lisac77]

Originally Posted by lilyka

(anyone local know where i can get non-homogenized organic milk? cereal is my comfort food . . . I have a feeling I will be eating a lot of it.)

I don't know about the non-homogenized part, but the one-stop shop for all things health food is The Cupboard, located just north of downtown Denton.

[RiverSky]

I say rent a car and do go on the trip. Just find a really good deal on a vehicle by shopping around. Try travelzoo.com for instance, Enterprise, Dollar, etc.

We have a 2002 Ford F-150 Super Crew Cab and it comfortably seats 6 adults BUT there are two lap-only belts (middle front, middle back), so unless you have a child in a car seat (not a booster), you can't safely put a child in the middle of the back seat anyway.

It sounds to me as if you will be much happier and there will be much more peace on this vacation if you have your own safe wheels. Plus, this way, if you even just want to go to a corner store or find a playground, you will be able to without consulting with anyone and be free to come and go as you please.

[zeldabee]

I vote rent a car. I've BTDT with visits to relatives, only before two years ago, I didn't drive at all (lived in NYC). Just thinking about being at the mercy of someone like that...she sounds pretty, um, uncooperative.

So, yeah. I'd either rent a car, or just call the whole thing off.

[BelgianSheepDog]

Originally Posted by Ruthla

If it were me, I'd cancel the plane tickets and tell your mom she's welcome to come to your home, but this trip is just too much.

Another : She is the one being totally ridiculous.

[lalaland42]

I'm taking DD to see my inlaws (without DH), they are much less annoying then your mom and I am still renting a car. Do it, see the money as an investment in your happiness.

BTW, I am in Dallas and the last week or two I saw kids riding in the bed of the pickup. Last week, I saw two kids riding on top of a cooler in the bed of a pickup. I was reaching for the phone when the truck stopped and the kids hopped out.

Check out FYT, there are several groups of mamas who get together every week for play. Although you would want to join the other group that is closer to Denton, they are great and I am sure you would be welcome. Just in case you need to escape.

[2tadpoles]

If you're intent on going, I say rent a car.

But if I were in your position, I'd cancel the trip entirely.

Good luck to you.

[SquishyKitty]

I rent a car every time I visit family in california, just to avoid the very same argument. My family grew up "Old School" so they saw nothing wrong with DS riding on somebody's lap. I wasn't okay with it, so I just didn't even bring it up, just showed up with a rental car.

[dubfam]

Originally Posted by Ruthla

If it were me, I'd cancel the plane tickets and tell your mom she's welcome to come to your home, but this trip is just too much.

DITTO!!

[newmommy]

Originally Posted by Ruthla

If it were me, I'd cancel the plane tickets and tell your mom she's welcome to come to your home, but this trip is just too much.

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[Jennifer Z]

Originally Posted by Ruthla

If it were me, I'd cancel the plane tickets and tell your mom she's welcome to come to your home, but this trip is just too much.

YES YES and double YED

I would even offer to change the tickets into ones they can use from their end and offer to rent a car for them when they get here. This is just totally ridiculous for a grown adult who is not lugging around kids or their gear to be all pissy about the fact that kids come with stuff and aren't as easy as adults. She is totally unreasonable and I would tell her that if she wants to see her grandkids, she needs to make the effort.

[lilyka]

I don't want to cancle the trip because besides my mother it should be fun. i will never see my neices and nephew on my turf (they are my moms husbands grandkids and the children of his girlfriend - so not technically related) and I really love them and want to be a part of their lives.

butI do think next year an excellent compromise would be to send them tickets. Thats brilliant. she does stay in a hotel when she is here.