V's father died this morning. Of course I want to go down and be with her and support her and TRY and prevent her family from dumping EVERYTHING onto her - although she did say that she wanted to organise the funeral, when it would be easier for one of the more assertive family members to just pick up everything. But, the cost of last minute airfares and the fact that I would be taking days off work when I don't get paid for any sort of leave, and I have standard debts to repay blah blah - it's a tough choice.
I don't want to just be the sort of person that sends flowers from afar, and V definitely needs some support. I will ponder further over the day, and maybe if I only have two days off instead of three - remember, next week is a short week because of Easter as well - maybe I can do something. But not being family I don't want to say you must have the funeral Monday otherwise Tuesday I can't attend - although, the day of the funeral she should be supported well enough by the family anyhows...
Thinking thinking
Pauly
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