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Vacation getting nearer!

clairegrps
clairegrps

Our vacation is getting nearer and nearer, and I am getting more and more anxious.   We are driving there around 2 hours.  I dont like fast cars, in fact I dont like cars, I never learnt to drive, never wanted to.  Its also my daugters 30th birthday.  I will be expected by her to be the one that runs around with her.  There is no one else, my husband is 70 and not a young 70 he is old.  So that leaves me, tthere is no one else.  It will be me that goes swimming with her first,  its a resort with lots to do.   I'm 63 we met late and have been married 35 years.  I just hope my energy keeps going for her.  She isnt a reader but when we are away she wants to be on the go practically all the time.  Which is different to when we are at home.  I am really anxious about travelling and everything else that goes with a  holiday.

GreenEyes727
GreenEyes727
Good morning! Take it day by day!
malibumark
malibumark
you're a good mom to do this with her! Trust yourself! You sound like you've got good judgement! If you're feeling overwhelmed in the middle of all of it - maybe ask your daughter if you can have 'a moment to rest.' It's important for her to have compassion for you too - just like you have for her in celebrating her 30th!
arfie
arfie
during my road warrior years, one of my favorite hobbies was getting stay-at-home folks out of their burrows to taste a bit of the amazing world we live in. i don't know which was harder on these gentle folks: the pre-travel jitters or the post-travel exhaustion.

i tackled two birds with one stone on these scores. we channeled the pre-travel jitters into easing the post-travel exhaustion. by focusing taking extra onto making the homecoming as homey as possible, the shock of the new seemed less daunting.
Tired
Tired
Yes, tell your daughter you need a bit of a break when you
get overwhelmed or really tired. It's important to think
of yourself sometimes, not just your daughter. I have a husband
that is going all the time during vacation. I need to rest in between
going. So we take an occasional break and sit in the park for a while
or just sit around the pool.
hasty_05
hasty_05
My husband is go go go when we go on vacation. He is stay in the house and do volunteer work all day when we are home. I have to make appointments with him because he books his day up with the volunteer work (from home). I tell him I need one day in between activities for my own physical health issues, to rest and recover. And we go do his planned thing and I have learned I get a lot out of it. I stop thinking so much and just enjoy life. I hope you have a great vacation. You are a good mother. Take it one day at a time and speak up for your own needs.
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