Imagine this: Your ex-husband wants to whisk your shared son away on a 6-week vacation to Greece and Australia. Sounds like a dream, right? But what if there’s more to the story? What if the relationship with the ex is strained, filled with hostility and name-calling? What if this dream vacation could potentially turn into a nightmare, causing your son to favor his father’s side of the family over yours? This is the dilemma one mother found herself in. Let’s dive into her story.
Joint Custody and a Strained Relationship

Hostility and Name-Calling

Exclusion and Alienation

The Big Vacation Proposal ✈️

A Mother’s Concerns

The Fallout of the Decision

The Aftermath and a New Proposal

A Mother’s Fear: Parental Alienation

The ‘Trip of a Lifetime’ Argument

The Safety Concerns

A Mother’s Struggle: The Vacation Dilemma ✈️
Caught in the crossfire of a hostile relationship with her ex-husband, one mother finds herself making a tough call. She declines her ex’s proposal of a 6-week vacation to Greece and Australia for their shared son. Her reasons? The trip’s excessive duration and potential safety risks. But the fallout of her decision is far-reaching. Her son is disappointed, and she fears her ex’s actions might be causing their son to favor his side of the family. Despite the criticism she faces, she stands by her decision, prioritizing her son’s safety and well-being over a ‘trip of a lifetime.’ Let’s see what the world thinks of her predicament… ✈️
YTA. Punishing your son due to issues with the father

Ex’s Greek vacation without kids for six weeks: NTA!

✈️ Greece vs. Germany: A Battle of Parental Beef

Denying your son a dream vacation? YTA!

Mom’s dilemma: Ex’s favoritism or shorter trip to Niagara Falls?

“NTA. Your child knows his family hates you “

YTA ruins son’s dream vacation to child-friendly Greece
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NTA, but is the fear of parental kidnapping justified?

“YTA. Don’t let your issues ruin your son’s vacation ✈️”

NTA. Ex’s unreasonable vacation request leads to strained relationship. Focus on son

YTA for denying your son a great trip with loved ones

“YTA and how.” You stopped him from the trip of a lifetime.
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“YTA. Your son deserves better. Don’t let him suffer.”

Mislabeling Greece as Eastern Europe? YTA and need education

NTA. Trust issues on a Greek vacation. Compromise not reached.

Flawed logic? YTA for worrying about crime in Greece.

YTA. You’re not keeping your son safe, just controlling him.

YTA: Greece vs US safety debate gets heated

Greek local defends the safety of their homeland

“Mafia myths and parental competition: A Greek vacation gone wrong”
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“YTA. If this was truly about your child’s safety…”

Parental alienation claim? Nope. Ex’s extravagant vacation? Not cool. NTA.
