The original post: /r/travel by /u/Jellybean1424 on 2024-05-25 01:55:55.
We’re currently on a 2 week family trip to Canada and back ( we’re from southern Wisconsin) and currently about halfway through the trip. We stayed 3 nights in Niagara Falls, so this is the 2nd leg of our trip. My husband is really starting to burn out, and I’m wondering if there’s any way to salvage things. I’ll openly admit that one mistake I probably made was booking an Airbnb what we now realize is a long drive into Toronto and back with all the traffic especially, although we also wanted to be able to do things further out. After a hectic day Thursday visiting the aquarium and CN Tower, we decided to take a day today to stay close to our accommodations, grocery shop, do laundry, etc. We’re staying in Brampton, and my husband is having a very difficult time adjusting to the aggressive style of driving here. I’ve offered to drive, and he’s adamant that it would be too stressful for me and one of us needs to be calm to manage the kids. His other complaint is that our bed is uncomfortable ( to be fair I totally agree) so I suggested he could take my relatively more comfortable side of the bed, or sleep in one of the kids’ since they are all queen sized. He got huffy and said that he hates it here and just wants to leave.
TBH, I feel horribly guilty because I know that in our relationship, I’m the one who loves to travel, while he would happily stay home or just go camping over a weekend. I guess I assumed it would be fine because we took a really fun 2 week trip last summer with minimal bumps. I don’t want to forfeit the rest of our stay and head home, but I’m wondering if it would be the best thing. Has anyone else dealt with this?