Hi there va beach moms, I am a milwaukee grandma, though spent many years as a military wife in both camp lejieune, nc and norfolk va. lord I miss the beach and warm weather but I digress. I hve a very nice 20 something single mom who stays with me, polite and neat as a pin. She is traveling to Va beach to pick up her 2 year old daughter. Grandma, is one of those controlling train wrecks hence daughter living here not there. Grandma came here to pick up grandbaby and is now doing everything she can to make it hard for her to pick up the baby. She got her plane ticket which has her there from saturday and coming back here on tuesday. Now grandma says she cannot stay there the 3 days making it almost impossible for her to pick up the baby. she knows the tickets are non refundable and her car will not make it across the country. I am hoping to find someone who could let her use a couch floor anything so she can get her daughter. She would be able to give a bit of money and would clean, babysit do anything, her stress level is through the roof right now. 2 days before she got the ticket, grandma was calling her saying hurry up and get baby as she was interfering with her social life. We have all run into those kind of people. I know this is an incredible leap of faith to trust someone you do not know. But she is very trustworthy and just wants to get her daughter safely home. there is no custody issue or anything crazy like that just a very difficult mom.. I was myself an abused child and on my own at 14. Thankfully along the way people helped me or I probably never would have made it. I hope someone can reach out to her please feel free to call me ###-###-#### or email me ____@____.com bless you all for reding this far.
Greetings all Thank you all for your responses. I knew this was a very long shot and expected to be pulled but for her sake I had to try. Sge nor I know anyone in that area, there is not funds to exchange or change her flight and her car will not make it. And I am very afraid for her to have to stay there for the three days with no where else to stay, I am trying to find a salvation army or something along that line to see if there may be options. One of my responders said a 30 gotel would not be safe and I agree especially at this time of eyar when rates are 80 and up. the other comment was grandma pitching in, also makes perfect sense to a reasonable person and what grandma would not do anything to help their child and grandchild.. problem is not dealing with a rational normal grandma.I would lay down my life for any of my kids or grand kids, this is one of those grandmas, who competes with both of her daughters, you have seen the ones they flirt with daughters boyfriends, put them down say they will never be anything. hence my friend living far away from her. I totally understand responsible moms not wanting a stranger in thier house, I advertised here because I know from my local one that you all are caring and responsible moms and if there was an option she would be safe. My hubby and I are on a bit of a different wave length as we have taken in teens from his old neighborhood that have nowhere to go and he teaches them construction and auto mechanics but then again I am safe as my hubby is a big strong guy though has a puppy dog heart and I am very lucky. I wish we could pay for a hotel ourselves but work has been down for my hubby for awhile, and after many years of work I am having to fight for disability which is a long haul. thank you all for your responses and humanness to us.
She should check into a cheap hotel - I'm sure you can get something for $35 - $40 per night. This is just not safe thing for her to do - advertise to strangers for a place for her and a young baby to stay.
Unfortunately, I am not in a position to help with the accommodations, but I had to comment. (I live about an hour from Va Beach). If you are able to find a hotel for $35-40 as the below poster suggested, I would steer very clear of it. It is officially tourist season and hotel rooms start out at about $80/night if you are lucky. And it's higher on the weekends.
Why is Grandma being such a not nice person? If she wants the child gone since she is interfering with her social life, why did she book the ticket. You can change most tickets with a change fee. Look into that. Or she could fly standby after picking the baby up.
I wish I could help more. Good luck and it will all work out. Good of you for trying to help this young mom out.
Hotel? There are plenty of reasonable hotels.
Why on earth would single mom go stay at a strangers place. I would not give a stranger access to my home.
Find a hotel, it's not like you're looking for long term.
This is not the site to post requests like this. This will probably be pulled.
Good luck.
Maybe she could get lucky and get an earlier return flight if any flight after she had baby with her happens not to be full - explain nicely to flight/gate attendants??
