Step daughters volleyball games

Sd and her mom live 5 hours away so it becomes extremely challenging to attend any of her games being that it’s usually at 4 or 2 pm during the week . I have more of a flexible work schedule whereas my husband (her dad) doesn’t . For the most part bm and I are civil even though I don’t fully trust her intentions but I’m sure if I asked to come to a game to support sd she wouldn’t decline simply because she knows it would make her look bad if she did . I’d have to request time off work to go so I’d be driving 5 hours one way then watching the game for an hour ish then driving 5 hours back . Is this doing too much ? Am I being disrespectful knowing that bm doesn’t genuinely want my presence there but my intentions are to show sd that I’m trying to be there even if her dad is stuck working ?

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It's doing too much! Go on a day that your husband can also go. If that's never, then 🤷‍♀️

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