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[quote=Anonymous]If you can afford it, get temporary help for your DW and go visit your mom solo.  This is the best solution, even if your wife is being completely unreasonable.

If you cannot afford temporary help, then you are going to have to work harder on a compromise.  Is your wife's concern about being away from the kiddo just that she will miss him or does she worry that you will not be able to care for him while you are also with your mom?  If the latter, depending on where you are going, it might be possible to find a local caregiver who can help give you support and your wife reassurance.  Since you care for the kiddo solo many weekends, this fear seems misplaced, but fears are often not rational.

If it is really just the case that she will miss the kiddo, then I think you need to kick it back to her to come up with an idea/solution.  I would not hesitate to tell my spouse, "I am going to see my dying mom for 2 weeks, and this is nonnegotiable.  I am open to any one of a number of ways to make that less burdensome to you, but we need to find a way to make this work."[/quote]

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