Oregon Trails (Part Four)


Day 4: Monday, May 14

























Until next time,


7 thoughts on “Oregon Trails (Part Four)

  1. I would have lost it on your sister!!!! She was mad at you, the one who was managing 2 children on your own, with minimal sleep, in a hotel, with clearly over-tired and sick children!!
    Why does everything imaginable go wrong when travelling?

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    1. I don’t know, but it really does! Maybe the universe just wants us to stay put in an effort to combat global warming caused by air travel. Or something.

      As for my sister, yeah, I don’t know why, but she’s my older sister and for some reason I’ve pretty much never lost it on her in my life! She’s one of those people who can be really cutting and insensitive, but when you dish it back she cant handle it. Mostly though, I was just completely caught off guard and had no idea how to process what she was saying 😬


  2. kiwinadian

    I’m almost sad that the end of the trip is near and these posts will stop. Every day I’m reading it thinking to myself “wow. just…WOW!” There truly are no words. And, I gotta say, I’m really impressed that you were able to not throttle your sister over that situation. I don’t think I could have remained so composed if I was at that stage of life-ing that you were at. My entire family went on a trip to Hawaii last year and my husband and I were the only one with a kid along. It wasn’t a good trip at all and on our second to last day of the trip I just LOST it on my family when they were all trying to get a really nice family photo done on the beach and Hunter was losing his mind. I was getting the looks of “why can’t you make him stop freaking out?” and it eventually led to me storming off yelling “take your fucking photo without us, we are going and sitting in the car.” and i walked off in tears. Needless to say, the photoshoot was abruptly cancelled and it was super awkward back at the house we were all sharing as I sat on the couch bawling and my husband spent the next hour trying to explain to my family why I was feeling the way I was and it basically falling on deaf ears besides my dad’s. I had been pretty moody for most of the trip due to how Hunter was, and part of me now feels like I ruined aspects of it for everyone because I couldn’t get my mood in check. But they are talking about another family trip somewhere closer to our homes, in November this year so maybe they have forgotten how much of a bitch I was. Anyway. Big kudos to you for showing stellar strength and keeping your shit together even though I’m sure you don’t feel like you did!

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    1. Haha yeah, I tend to be passive and avoid confrontation, even when I really need to stand up for myself! I think I was just so exhausted that I couldn’t even at that point.

      Your Hawaii story totally sounds like something that could happen to me, too. And come the fuck on, damned people who are always trying to take group photos involving young kids. It’s so stressful! It doesn’t sound like you were a bitch at all, it sounds like you were rightfully overwhelmed by the stresses of traveling with family and a small child. Either way, I’m glad there are talks of getting together closer to you this year 😊


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