Is AUTHOR wrong in the post ? POST : I live a few states away from my family and don’t see them much. This is more so my own doing as we’ve had a few spats on and off the last few years. I skipped going to Florida for Christmas this past year because I didn’t feel like driving back and forth and I wanted to relax for Christmas (I still hear about this), my family doesn’t like how I parent and try to undermine me when I get onto my kids or tell them no about something (my kids need a routine or it throws their week off). I could say more but I’m going to leave it at that. 

I recently started working a job where I work 40 hours a week, take care of two kids by myself and take care of a house as well. My spouse works over the road as a truck driver so I rarely see him as well (one week every 2-3 months). It’s tough on everyone and I still hear my family trying to get me to move back home on top of everything else. 

On April 12th I’m taking a week and a half off of work to spend time with my husband as we’ve both have been working really hard. We never get alone time like quality alone time together. My mom and grandmother are coming up to take care of my kids. They’ve complained about coming up and how I should just pull them out of school, how it’d be much easier if they were in Florida around everyone else. I said absolutely not. Then she complained about wanting to pull them out 1-2 days early so they could beat the holiday rush. I still said no and I’m still the asshole. My mom has tried getting us to cancel this trip since we booked it in October. Am I the asshole for taking a vacation away from my family and spending quality time with my spouse? Also, the last two days I’m off I’ll be dealing with doctors for health issues. 