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Let him know he can be upset or negatie AFTER the trip if he did not enjoy it... but at least after him going the once.... he can decide to continue going with you and the kids in the future... I am finally getting used to just taking my daughter without him. Usually by the time it gets close he sees all the fun in planning and decides to go! He's negative all year until a few weeks before the trip I have planned with my daughter then he is all over it!
Don't cancel... I always remind my hubby that it's my daughter's vacation too!
This may sound silly but your husband may be suffering from the green eyed monster....... jealousy..... He may actually be jealous of WDW.
He may be thinking you are spending too much of your time with Disney and not with him and his special needs right now.
If you are like me the thought of WDW makes you happy. Always remember to let him know he is more important in your life than WDW.
I have noticed with my own husband he gets really tired of me talking and planning WDW all the time.
He even made the comment once that if his name was Mickey I would love him more.
Would it help if you ask him to help you plan or even do some of the planning on his own?
It never hurts to snuggle up and remind him when you get to WDW and you are really happy and not stressed out he may really reap the benefits from that!!!
During Christmas time there is so much more to see than just the parks. Does he like to sample different beers, or does he enjoy golf (you could get him interested in Golfing one day), renting a boat. Get him online with you and show him all the things he could do. Go to the Disney website and check out the special events and check out the MVMCP. I will try sending you a link to it. I wouldn't cancel and I would tell him that he needs to buck it up and take a family vacation. Your kids aren't getting any younger. If he still is being a stick in the mud, go without him.
This may sound silly but your husband may be suffering from the green eyed monster....... jealousy..... He may actually be jealous of WDW.
He may be thinking you are spending too much of your time with Disney and not with him and his special needs right now.
If you are like me the thought of WDW makes you happy. Always remember to let him know he is more important in your life than WDW.
I have noticed with my own husband he gets really tired of me talking and planning WDW all the time.
He even made the comment once that if his name was Mickey I would love him more.
Would it help if you ask him to help you plan or even do some of the planning on his own?
It never hurts to snuggle up and remind him when you get to WDW and you are really happy and not stressed out he may really reap the benefits from that!!!
BAHAHAHAHA!!! Are you married to MY HUSBAND??? He says pretty much the same thing to me all the time?? He says if he grew ears, and wore big white gloves, I would be the happiest wife on Earth!! We might need to start a support group for husbands of wives who are addicted to WDW.."My Name is ??? and my wife is in love with Disney!!"
im so glad my hubby loves disney as much as i do, well i love Disney he really really, likes Disney! lol So he has no problem with going. but i feel for those who's hubbys give them a hard time about it.
This may sound silly but your husband may be suffering from the green eyed monster....... jealousy..... He may actually be jealous of WDW.
He may be thinking you are spending too much of your time with Disney and not with him and his special needs right now.
If you are like me the thought of WDW makes you happy. Always remember to let him know he is more important in your life than WDW.
I have noticed with my own husband he gets really tired of me talking and planning WDW all the time.
He even made the comment once that if his name was Mickey I would love him more.
Would it help if you ask him to help you plan or even do some of the planning on his own?
It never hurts to snuggle up and remind him when you get to WDW and you are really happy and not stressed out he may really reap the benefits from that!!!
Almost 5 years ago, my dad passed 3 weeks before a planned vacation (Not WDW, but bringing the 2 kids to visit family in FL). I was tortured over whether or not to go or cancel. It just did not seem right. But it was spring break, I had the time off, and the trip was paid for. It was about the best thing I could have done for me healing process. Grief is not about forgetting, but about moving on with the "new normal." Being in another place for a week, helped me put some other priorities into persepctive.
My heart hurts for you at the thought of leaving DH behind while you take the kids to WDW. Unless everyone truly gets to a place where they are okay with that decision, I could see it becoming a wedge issue down the road. I could see feelings of abandonement on all ends; but cancelling would leave resentment and hard feelings. This is a tough situation. Wishing you strength...
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I think it's important to point out to your DH, how much the kids are looking forward to the trip and how Disney is really a great place for families to get really good quality time together. For example, you'll eat just about every meal together and have lots of things to talk about. I bet you don't get that every day at home. He may not love Disney the way you do and may not want to hear about the trip all the time (if you talk about it a lot), but in the end he'll be glad to have the memories and times with the kids. Make sure you plan things in the trip that appeal to him too.
Maybe the timing isn't quite right. Maybe you could postpone it to a time when you don't have to take your HS age child out for a week (it would be near impossible for my kids to do that). And as for DHs Mom, she may like being alone for a while and if not, make sure you set up 'appointments' for friends to come visit with her.
This may sound silly but your husband may be suffering from the green eyed monster....... jealousy..... He may actually be jealous of WDW.
He may be thinking you are spending too much of your time with Disney and not with him and his special needs right now.
If you are like me the thought of WDW makes you happy. Always remember to let him know he is more important in your life than WDW.
I have noticed with my own husband he gets really tired of me talking and planning WDW all the time.
He even made the comment once that if his name was Mickey I would love him more.
Would it help if you ask him to help you plan or even do some of the planning on his own?
It never hurts to snuggle up and remind him when you get to WDW and you are really happy and not stressed out he may really reap the benefits from that!!!
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BAHAHAHAHA!!! Are you married to MY HUSBAND??? He says pretty much the same thing to me all the time?? He says if he grew ears, and wore big white gloves, I would be the happiest wife on Earth!! We might need to start a support group for husbands of wives who are addicted to WDW.."My Name is ??? and my wife is in love with Disney!!"
You 2 are cracking me up. DH says the same thing with the exception that if he were dressed like Mickey Mouse he might get him some you know what. lol. I'm thinking of buying him a Mickey Mouse costume and see what he does. LOL. That is too funny that our hubbies are having the same thinking process. LOL.
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Almost 5 years ago, my dad passed 3 weeks before a planned vacation (Not WDW, but bringing the 2 kids to visit family in FL). I was tortured over whether or not to go or cancel. It just did not seem right. But it was spring break, I had the time off, and the trip was paid for. It was about the best thing I could have done for me healing process. Grief is not about forgetting, but about moving on with the "new normal." Being in another place for a week, helped me put some other priorities into persepctive.
My heart hurts for you at the thought of leaving DH behind while you take the kids to WDW. Unless everyone truly gets to a place where they are okay with that decision, I could see it becoming a wedge issue down the road. I could see feelings of abandonement on all ends; but cancelling would leave resentment and hard feelings. This is a tough situation. Wishing you strength...
I know the same feeling. 12 yrs ago my twin sons died due to prematurity, I was a mess! DH planned a vacation for us to get away from all the sad memories and we went to the beach. It was exactly a year after their birth/death. So we decided to buy some balloons and go to the beach. We wrote a letter to them, tied it to the balloons and let them go. We watched the balloons go into the heavens, said a prayer and just sat on the beach holding each other. It was so nice to celebrate their short little lives instead of being sad. We did that for a few years until ds and dd came along. I don't think anyone's loved one that have passed would want them to stay home grieving, go live life and celebrate the lives of those that have passed.
Family Loves Disney, I lost it reading your post. I am an emotional mess today. I couldn't imagine.
I lost it writing the last part of the post. The pain is still there, but knowing they are not suffering anymore makes it easier. Losing a child is something I would not wish on my worst enemy.
My husband is the same way and that's why he hasn't come with us since 2004. He tends to ruin the "magic" for the rest of us, so we make him stay home. He seems to prefer this.
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