Scenario: You are at a 2-night group retreat with about 12 families, 2 families per cabin. You are with your children but your dh is not there. The family sharing with you is a mom and her 2 kids--the first night. The mom has to leave before the 2nd night but her dh has come to stay with the kids. In a cabin with you and your kids.
If it were any of my neighbor friends/dads or close friend/dads I would have no problem with it.
Certain people would definitely creep me out to the point where I would try to trade with another family where both parents will be there the whole time.
edited because I didn't know we were playing a game and I was giving you advice Robin. LOL
-- Edited by kdrew on Friday 9th of October 2009 10:08:39 PM
Kristi - This one was a real life situation from last year. It was my church group.
I ended up just switching to another cabin because their cabin-mates had stayed home from the retreat with sick kids. I was actually afraid of offending the dad because he is a decent guy. I just didn't think it was appropriate to share a cabin with him without his wife or my husband being there. His wife sure didn't seem to care since she left.
I just wondered if I was the only one who had an issue with it.
Kristi - This one was a real life situation from last year. It was my church group.
I ended up just switching to another cabin because their cabin-mates had stayed home from the retreat with sick kids. I was actually afraid of offending the dad because he is a decent guy. I just didn't think it was appropriate to share a cabin with him without his wife or my husband being there. His wife sure didn't seem to care since she left.
I just wondered if I was the only one who had an issue with it.
If it was a retreat like you said and his wife was fine then I would not care. Unless you were uncomfortable with him. If I did not know him at all it would be weird, bit sonds like you knew them?
I mean you both had kids with you. Not like you were alone together sharing a cabin.
I wouldn't stay in the cabin no matter who it is. I just don't do things by myself with other guys even if it is innocent. You never know who is going to talk or assume or just flat out make something up and that can ruin people even if it's not true. So, me personally, I just avoid it.
