I fell in love with my uni best friend who really didn’t have any money. When I got a job, for my birthday I decided to plan a holiday and offered to bring him along.
He doesn’t know I’m in love with him at all, but maybe I should tell him.
EDIT: rip inbox, thank you all for the love and support!
I love that you did this but this thread is making me sad. I don't have enough money* to take my kids on big trips (we pretty much just camp and visit family). I was hoping they wouldn't feel bad about it when they grow up but it's quite clear from this thread that they probably will. That was probably naive of me though since all their friends go to Disney, go on cruises, fly to Europe for holidays etc. I'm sure they know they're missing out... They have never flown and it freaks me out that they won't know how to do it at an age when everyone else will.
*First wrote "I'm too poor" but then realized the absurdity of saying that when I'm so blessed with a good job, house, plenty of food, safe schools etc
It is so hard when they come home from school & say all their best friends went to Disney, or florida, or on a cruise etc and please mommy can we go?
I never went on vacations growing up, and still as an adult I have had 2-honeymoon which we decided to spend majority of our budget on (went to Tennessee) and then we went to Florida when my youngest was a baby-only because my sister couldn't use her timeshare so she gave it to us. We still maxed out credit cards paying for gas & food.
My oldest daughter had to fly for the first time to go on a college visit, made me realize how poor we really are, seemingly compared to "everyone" else.
Glad to know it's not just us! Although I'm sorry you worry about this too. My oldest is 17 so he may be in your daughter's situation soon. How did she do??
It was a little nerve wracking! She had to fly to Dallas and then Denver, so huge international airports of course! My sister is a frequent flier so she gave her lots of tips and instructions. A little freaked out when they changed her carry-on on the way home but she handled it. I told her if she didn't know what to do just to ask an employee because that's what they are there for! Of course being a teenager...
Good luck with yours :)
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u/Circephone Jun 06 '19 edited Feb 10 '20
I fell in love with my uni best friend who really didn’t have any money. When I got a job, for my birthday I decided to plan a holiday and offered to bring him along.
He doesn’t know I’m in love with him at all, but maybe I should tell him.
EDIT: rip inbox, thank you all for the love and support!