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Katie Williams

Mum told 'divorce your husband' after nightmare holiday with their toddler

A mum has been left unimpressed after agreeing to go on holiday with her husband and son.

While navigating a holiday with a three year old can be a little tricky, her frustration has been driven by her husband. And after taking to an online forum to vent, she was quickly told to divorce him.

In the post she explained that her husband wanted to originally book a kids-free trip but the woman insisted they take their three-year old son.

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They agreed that her husband would spend five-days away and join them for the remaining time. But she has been left fuming.

Taking to Mumsnet she explained: "We've gone on holiday - me, DH [dear husband] and three-year old, DS [dear son]. When we were booking this, DH wanted to go without DS but I didn't want to (we're already doing a holiday the two of us, I didn't want to have to leave DS again).

"DH wanted to do something that wasn't particularly child friendly, so after hours of arguing about it I finally agreed that we'd all go on holiday, but DS and I would spend the first five days on our own somewhere else, and DH would then come join us (where we then have just over a week together as a family).

"I'm not talking about somewhere like Devon...we've taken a 12 hour flight to be here. I wasn't keen on staying somewhere that wasn't family friendly, so we're staying in a lovely hotel but it's far away from any attractions and is basically in the middle of nowhere. But it was the safest option with a proper pool.

"We'd be okay if the weather was lovely and hot so we could at least then play in the pool or in the sea, but it's unusually cold and very windy. So, we're stuck in the middle nowhere thousands of miles from home, in a country where no-one speaks English and there's very little to do, and it's colder than the UK...and DS is demanding at the best of times.

"I feel miserable and this just isn't what I want from a holiday. I'm so knackered by the end of each day because there's just no time to rest or time to myself.

"I know I agreed to this, but I agreed to it for DH and to be honest, I just feel really angry that I'm with someone who's put me in this position. Is that wrong? Probably. I cannot even talk about the stress of dragging a tired, angry, hungry three year old through an incredibly busy, foreign airport with numerous bags trying to get a connecting flight, on my own. This is everything a holiday shouldn't be!

She added: "This is all so he can go off and see some wildlife and do his non-child friendly activity for the first five days (think canoes and crocodiles!)."

"DS is having a really great time, which is lovely to see, but to be honest I think he'd have that anywhere as long as we're together and he's got his monster trucks. It's lovely spending this quality time with him and seeing how much he's enjoying it all, but that's also because I'm trying to give this my everything so he doesn't suffer and enjoys himself! God I'm tired."

The comments quickly stacked up. While many said she agreed to the holiday, knowing she would be on her own with her son, some questioned why she didn't stay in the UK and others told her to leave her husband.

One hit back: "Has your DH forgotten he’s married with a kid?"

A second said: "Your DH hasn’t really accepted he has kids, has he? Most parents would not expect to be able to spend five days somewhere 10+ hours from home doing canoes and crocodiles. They wouldn’t even suggest it. Bet it’s all as expensive as hell too."

"Does your DH even realise he’s a father? Just send him off on his own next time," a third hit back.

And one told her to leave him: "Canoes and crocodiles? Divorce this man, he doesn't sound like he has longevity."

Another added: "More fool you for doing it. I don't understand why he couldn't have just gone on holiday alone if it was that important to him?"

While others offered suggestions for next time: "My DH is into wildlife and often ventures off on side trips during family holidays. The quid pro quo is that I insist on staying in fabulous places with the DC [dear children] complete with onsite kids club / nanny and spa."

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