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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. Re prior conversations - yes, in fact, it was not the only reason but we did structure our summer vacation (which was very expensive to the point that we do this only every 2-3 years) around a trip to see DH family, including building into a very busy schedule unrushed time for him to visit on his own with his grandfather and say goodbye. About 5 years ago, doctors told the family that grandfather only had a few days to live - and DH flew over then to say goodbye (and attend funeral). Well, doctors were wrong then. (We don't think doctors are wrong now - grandfather is no longer lucid and receiving ever increasing doses of morphine). So, yes, I do feel different today than 5 years ago - he did say goodbye to grandfather just 3 months ago. Attending the funeral is about being there for the rest of the family (which he saw 3 months ago) and for his father (who is coming to visit in December). At the time of the false alarm trip 5 years ago, he had not seen his extended family or grandfather for 2 years at that point. It will not mean no Xmas presents for the family. Actually, what I told DH is that I feel uncomfortable because we have no family budget. If we had a budget, it would actually be easier for me to not worry about the money. I would know what we'd budgeted and then where the money is coming from. We've had very unpredictable and complicated taxes for the past few years. I'm not sure we are withholding enough (we had a lot of changes since last year too). Last year we had a massive tax bill. [/quote]
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