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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Meh, still on OPs side.

DH can/should board the dogs or hire an in-home pet sitter. Trusted house sitters is a popular site if you live in a desirable area (I'm not sure texas in the summer qualifies, but..). If the kids were in camp all summer none of the pps would be making a peep. Or if they were sent to grandmas house for the summer. But all of a sudden its a big deal because one parent will be there? Seems dumb.

Not every couple/family has to be joined at the hip. [/quote]

Its a big deal because it’s one parent unilaterally deciding against the other’s wishes versus a married couple making a decision as partners. If one parent unilaterally wanted to move their kids to grandma‘s house for the school year because they believed it was a better environment for them is that also okay?

Absent a divorce and custody agreement what exactly is the timeframe/cutoff period that its acceptable to separate your child from the other parent against said parent’s wishes?

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Have you read the thread? It wasnt unilateral. This was the original plan. OPs husband is backing out/changing the plan. Instead they are just going to sit in the house while both parents are working, bored, in the middle of hell (Texas). How is that better? [/quote]

Yes, I have read the thread and am basing my opinion on the op’s original telling of the situation rather than her reframing 3 pages later to try to gain sympathy when the responses aren’t going her way.

Also I’m fairly confident that the alternative doesn’t have to be simply sitting in the house doing nothing and that there are in fact many opportunities for[b] summer jobs/camps/educational programs for teens[/b] (even in Texas)[/quote]
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Who would rather work than go on vacation? Seriously lol. [/quote]

Who is paying for the vacation?… Probably not op. [/quote]

Why not OP?[/quote]

Typically the spouse who has the flexibility to travel for the entire summer with the children is not the primary earner….I’m sure in this case op will come back with contradictory info though [/quote]

I don’t think that’s typical at all.  Maybe it was before everyone in law/finance/tech was working remotely.  But not anymore.  [color=green] [/color]  [/quote]

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