Cancelled International Summer Plans

Back in January, my father graciously offered to pay for plane tickets for my family to travel to the states to visit them this summer. It would be really opportune, as my child is about to start junior high, so it'll be the last summer that she has a lot of free time.

My excitement for summer looks about as good and happy as my unfortunate attempt at drawing a bison.

Unfortunately, my homeland is the United States of America and the current immigration policies mean my husband wouldn't be safe there. Despite adjusting our plans to include a Toronto leg of the vacation so my husband wouldn't have to cross into the US, in the end we had to scrub the entire trip. 

It just isn't safe, and it's not getting safer anytime soon.

While I hope that the protests have generated understanding and support that will lead to some changes happening, I also cannot bring my family there safely and my family that is there doesn't feel safe crossing the border and crossing back.

So we are not going to the United States this summer, which is extremely sad for me as it prevents me from meeting my four year olf nephew in person for the first time and a host of other opportunities we just won't have.

At the same time, keeping your family safe, wherever they are, has to be a priority. 

So,l that's what we're going to do.

How do you cheer yourself up when this kind of thing happens?