Hi, all,
My best friend took me with her and her mother and husband last summer to Lake Erie, where I go to pick up rocks for my art. I appreciated the opporturnity to go up there without having to drive myself, but by the end of the week around her domineering husband, I was quite angry and vowed I would NEVER ever take another trip with them. She is such a sweet, spiritual person. They are millionaires, but all he talks about is money (besides HIMSELF...his FAVORITE subject), and will go out of his way during the whole trip to stop at thrift stores to save a few pennies. Last summer, he had a yelling fit in the motor home over a dozen eggs!
Now, they have offered to take me up to Canada to my very favorite rock hunting area on Lake Superior. They just bought a big $300,000 "diesel pusher" with three slide-out rooms. My only other option for going up there is to rent a cargo van and drive up there alone, which is a bit intimidating to me.
In talking to Becky last night, I told her I really couldn't afford to go right now, with grad school tuition, etc., but she assured me all I would need to buy was my food. I was actually trying to find an excuse to bow out on going, thinking of her husband's abrasive behavior.
Becky has begged me to go, saying her husband is "so much nicer" when I'm along...(can't imagine how mean he must really be to her!). I actually think that is her true reason for wanting me to go so much.
I feel obligated to go, though truly I can't afford it right now. They have waited till my summer school ended to take me.
What are your thoughts on this?
Seeker