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Is there are a car rental service near the airport and close to your parent's house? It may be cheaper to rent a car for a day than to take a taxi. You could rent the car, drive to your parent's house, and the next morning, drop the car off at at the nearby rental place.
Or, you could look into the cost of staying at a hotel that night, and taking the train the next morning. You may prefer staying in a hotel anyhow, since you just flew 11 hours.
Is the cost ultimately that much less to fly into an airport an hour away? If you're only saving $100-$150, then it's probably not worth the savings to fly in an hour away. Is there another flight that will land earlier in the day and is only $75 more, or so? That way you could take the train before it stops.
Are they elderly or disabled in some way? There isn't a close airport close to where my parents live, so when I lived across the country, my parents always drove two hours to get me and bring me home. And they drove me back to the airport as well. I offered to get a rental car, but they always refused. I would think your parents would be happy to see you that they wouldn't mind picking you up. Two hours total isn't that far, geez.
They should be willing to do handsprings to see you - especially if you only come home once or twice a year.
Your arrival should be an event, almost a celebration.
Sure, there may be extenuating circumstances we're not aware of, but without knowing them, I would say that they aren't all that excited about you coming to visit them. As if your presence will be a major disruption to their daily routine.
I don't know your exact situation, as others stated more details would be helpful. But I think I'm more inclined to agree with you that they are being unreasonable. This is based on having first hand experience with a situation exactly similar to yours.
First of all, lets just look at one factor: Safety. Why would they be ok with a woman taking public transportation in the middle of the night?
Here's my situation: My sister stays at my house when she has a break at her school. This is 3 times a year. In order to save money she books flights that are cheaper but they come at irregular times. She comes by one of two airports based on which one is cheaper. One is one hour and 20 minutes away and the other is 50 minutes away.
I have picked/dropped her off: At 10:30 PM, 2:30 AM, 5:50 AM, etc. I have even done this after working all night and even in the middle of the night while I was at work. In fact her arrival and departure for the latest break will be 11:30 PM and 4:30 AM.
However, she always pays me for the gas and always lets me know 1-2 months in advance so I can plan ahead.
Now if your situation is similar to the above and your parents are refusing to pick you up; I think your not overreacting by complaining about it.
Still no followup from the OP, but my mother won't even drive 20 minutes to the airport after dark now. She isn't comfortable doing so, and given her age, it's completely understandable. I know she would if she could, at one point I booked the wrong airport in error, and my parents drove 4 hours one way to get me, and then took me back after the visit.
If your parents have always picked you up in the past, I would chalk it up to advancing age and difficulty seeing at night.
Still no followup from the OP, but my mother won't even drive 20 minutes to the airport after dark now. She isn't comfortable doing so, and given her age, it's completely understandable. I know she would if she could, at one point I booked the wrong airport in error, and my parents drove 4 hours one way to get me, and then took me back after the visit.
If your parents have always picked you up in the past, I would chalk it up to advancing age and difficulty seeing at night.
Yea -as one ages, night vision degrades more quickly than daytime vision does.
They should be willing to do handsprings to see you - especially if you only come home once or twice a year.
Your arrival should be an event, almost a celebration.
Sure, there may be extenuating circumstances we're not aware of, but without knowing them, I would say that they aren't all that excited about you coming to visit them. As if your presence will be a major disruption to their daily routine.
I agree with this completely. It's sad, but it seems they don't want to see him/her.
OP, I think you need to have a talk with your parents about your relationship before going.
I agree with this completely. It's sad, but it seems they don't want to see him/her.
OP, I think you need to have a talk with your parents about your relationship before going.
Oh please, this is not the issue. No parent wants a kid who comes home as a "favor" to them. Stop in at your local senior center, and survey how many are comfortable driving anywhere at night. I guarantee you, it will be a minority, if there are any positive responses at all.
The OP is an adult, he/she can figure it out.
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