Fly

I'd fly and then spend Sunday with mom. But mother's day isn't a big deal to me and I know it would mean a lot to my mom to have me spend time with her.

Anonymous wrote:Is mother's day important to you for some reason? I'd just celebrate that another weekend.

+1. Option one. Your kids are young and this isn't your first Mothers day

It’s just mother’s day ffs. If flying is too expensive, then drive. Take your kids if you want, don’t if you don’t want.

Do you normally have trouble with executive functioning?

Stay home and allow your DH and DC to treat you.

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Anonymous wrote:I have to go to the shower.

I cannot drive myself and show up without my boys. I could fly: “oh, it’s just me flying up!” And then I don’t have to bring them. But if I drive, they might as well be with me.

I don’t quite understand this - it’s not like they’re invited to the bridal shower, right? - but okay. I’d fly then. By the time you factor in gas, etc. there won’t be much of a differential.

Agree.

All that matters is the $270. If you don't want to go at all, you don't have to. Don't go. I probably wouldn't go at all - - not with kids that age unless you needed some time away for yourself, and that to you, was worth $270.

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Anonymous wrote:While my work time has a monetary value, my free time does not.

So free time is priceless...a good reason to spend it actually with people and doing things, rather than spending it in a car.

Listen its a 6 hour drive. How much time are you really saving? So its like...DC to Boston, except a little less if its a true 6 hours.

So you leave your house at 8 am. Arrive at airport for your 10:00am flight at 8:45. Check in. Get on the airplane. Take off a little delayed at 10:20. Arrive at 11:30. Off the airplane and out of the airport by noon. At your location by 12:30-1 instead of 2pm. You have saved yourself 60-90 minutes in travel and had to deal with public transportation and don't have a car.

But OP if you don't want to deal with your kids I'd fly. I know exactly what you mean by that my mom would be really annoying if I drove in without the kids because its like, you drove and you wouldn't have paid for their tickets. My mom would be annoyed if I left early but I would also want to.

Anonymous wrote:While my work time has a monetary value, my free time does not.

So free time is priceless...a good reason to spend it actually with people and doing things, rather than spending it in a car.

Anonymous wrote:People who don't factor in the cost of their time spent doing something baffles me. Is it because I'm in a profession that bills based on the time I spend doing my job? Is that it? It's just second nature to me.

Spending 12 hours in a car + gas + tolls + wear & tear + any maintenance that needs to be done prior to the drive = more than $270 IMO.

Fly! No brainer. You could even push your flight back so that you can do a mother's day breakfast with your mom.

This! Time and the exhaustion of the drive do matter. Fly. I like the idea of returning on the Sunday after seeing your own mom. That would also give you a whole day and evening to have a grown-ups only visit with your family/friends. That is a luxury you can give yourself for Mother's Day--and you'd still see your kids ON Mother's Day.

While my work time has a monetary value, my free time does not.

People who don't factor in the cost of their time spent doing something baffles me. Is it because I'm in a profession that bills based on the time I spend doing my job? Is that it? It's just second nature to me.

Spending 12 hours in a car + gas + tolls + wear & tear + any maintenance that needs to be done prior to the drive = more than $270 IMO.

Fly! No brainer. You could even push your flight back so that you can do a mother's day breakfast with your mom.

Don't take the kids. Fly. Enjoy your weekend alone.

Our moms act like Mother's Day is all about them so we have to visit them and spend time with them. Idk it's a big deal with both our moms I feel they don't spend Mother's Day with my babies. Regardless of the whatever I'd want to do.

Anonymous wrote:I'd go with the kids because then you've visited and won't have to go back for a while. I HATE staying at relatives houses with my kids that age unless they have 2 guest rooms for us.

Thought of this, but we are definitely going back in August for the wedding.