Sounds like with a recall to work, this routinely happens?

Maybe when she gets back, it's time to rewrite the finances and budgets?

A vacation of choice? Isn't this her sister's 40th? Or a different relative?

With your return to work--would she really, truly be able to go??

I'm with Trippin on the single parents point. I've 3...haven't seen child support in 2.5years....