Hi, would be interested in your advice. I am together with my partner but she wont allow me to take my son away for 2 nights to visit family up north without her being there. She is unable to come because of work. She says the reason is she will miss my son and that is the only reason. My son is 2 years 6 months old.
It does sound unreasonable, mothers are often like that though, it is a control thing.
I don't have any advice, you know your wife and the best way to deal with her,
Best wishes,
Alan
That does sound a little unreasonable. Do you think this is the real reason? Could there be any other reason why your partner might not be happy with you taking to visit your family?
How did the original conversation go?
Is there some kind of compromise you can come to over this? Have there been situations in the past where the two of you have had completely different views on something but managed to resolve the issue?
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