Hey there, currently facing a dilemma.
I’m not able to go back to my origin country for the holidays due to money, scheduling, flying in the winter being miserable, being horribly depressed just stuck in my parents house, and a friend recently moving to my new country and wanting to be there for them.
How do I even begin to tell my family that I’m not coming back? They’re trying to include me in a gift exchange (without having asked…), and just fully expect me to come back like I did last year. I’ve told them I don’t know about vacation time yet, but I’m not really sure what to say at this point.
Do I just lie and say I couldn’t get the time approved? Or do I tell the truth that I just don’t want to do all that travel and spend all that money…
My parents only visited me like 3 times when I was living only 60km (around 38 miles) from them, and was working full-time while they were retired. Emigrated 2 years ago, now they want to visit in half a year for the very first time, because my sister wanted to visit and she is paying for them. Had she not offered this, they would never visit.