Ladyandthepuppies
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 12, 2017
We are a typical middle-class family who loves Disney. I have 2 kids and I'm 32 y/o. I struggle with anxiety. Please bear with me- the Disboards is probably a silly place to ask this soul-searching question, but I would love to hear from other parents who may have been in my shoes.
My husband and I have been debating these past few months if we want to have a 3rd child. I worry a lot about the added stress on our finances, but in my heart, I feel like we're not done having children. I think it's likely we will try to have another child soon.
I booked a trip to Disney for us this Dec, so we can see all the Christmas décor. I will get a bonus from work in July that should cover most of the cost. However... if we do have a baby next year, I will be 100% unpaid during my maternity leave. I do not qualify for STD and my company does not offer any benefits to me. So I am going back and forth debating if it's completely crazy to go to Disney this year when I'm looking at 12 weeks unpaid next year.
We got the confirm booklet in the mail and my oldest saw it, so she knows I've booked this trip. She loves Disney World and asks all the time to go back. My youngest will be 2.5 so he'll be free to get in to the parks and buffets (not free on the plane and he eats enough to need his own meal at QS restaurants.) We're getting ready to make our ADRs and I even bought a membership to touringplans.com but in the back of my mind I'm stressing stressing stressing wondering if I should cancel this trip and save the money.
A part of me feels like life is short and happy memories are priceless, so I want to go for it. And then the conservative part of me feels like it's idiotic to spend $$$ on a trip and not save it for next year when our budget will be much tighter. My husband wants to do whatever makes me happy, but he's suggesting that we should take the trip and then 'we'll figure it out' next year.
Obviously it's a personal decision that depends on so many things but I would really love to hear what others would do / have done in this situation...
My husband and I have been debating these past few months if we want to have a 3rd child. I worry a lot about the added stress on our finances, but in my heart, I feel like we're not done having children. I think it's likely we will try to have another child soon.
I booked a trip to Disney for us this Dec, so we can see all the Christmas décor. I will get a bonus from work in July that should cover most of the cost. However... if we do have a baby next year, I will be 100% unpaid during my maternity leave. I do not qualify for STD and my company does not offer any benefits to me. So I am going back and forth debating if it's completely crazy to go to Disney this year when I'm looking at 12 weeks unpaid next year.
We got the confirm booklet in the mail and my oldest saw it, so she knows I've booked this trip. She loves Disney World and asks all the time to go back. My youngest will be 2.5 so he'll be free to get in to the parks and buffets (not free on the plane and he eats enough to need his own meal at QS restaurants.) We're getting ready to make our ADRs and I even bought a membership to touringplans.com but in the back of my mind I'm stressing stressing stressing wondering if I should cancel this trip and save the money.
A part of me feels like life is short and happy memories are priceless, so I want to go for it. And then the conservative part of me feels like it's idiotic to spend $$$ on a trip and not save it for next year when our budget will be much tighter. My husband wants to do whatever makes me happy, but he's suggesting that we should take the trip and then 'we'll figure it out' next year.
Obviously it's a personal decision that depends on so many things but I would really love to hear what others would do / have done in this situation...