So DH all of a sudden decided that he wants to take SD7 to the zoo this weekend since she's been pretty good Monday until now (and she has to continue being good until Friday). Here's my problem with this:

The zoo we are going to is the same one DH and I had our first real 'vacation' and where he proposed.

I don't want to seem selfish or petty, but I'd rather be able to go there in the future and have HAPPY memories instead of the horrible, death-defying memories I'll have if we take SD. I don't really even want to go, but DH insists that I go to spend time with 'them'. This zoo is one of me and DH's favorite places because we can go and relive our happy moments and the proposal. Now it'll be a place I never want to go to again.

It's a 4 hour drive, which that in itself will be horrible since SD has NEVER been in a car for more than an hour and even then it's "Where are we going? Are we there yet? Can we stop here? Oops I peed my pants. I don't wana go THERE. I wana go here." BLAH FREAKIN BLAH FLIPPIN BLAH!

This child has just got me wore out, stressed out and freaked out. The LAST thing I want to do is spend 48 continuous hours with her. At home I can escape or coax them into leaving. Now I have no 'out'.

I usually spend minimal amounts of time with SD because for me she is just physically and emotionally exhausting. Wish DH would just take her to the small petting zoo here in town