Thread: I have a question for those who have children.

Originally Posted by twinkiesmom

OMG - If I had that kind of opportunity . . . . kids at grandparents for a week or so - I'd jump at the opportunity for a vacation alone w/the dh. Why only make it a weekend? See if dh will take time off of work for a cpl days and make it a little longer? I would. Instead of making plans on making the house all pretty, make plans on a vacation. I wouldn't feel guilty. You need some 'adult' time. Go for it!

JMHO, but if kids are gone, why do ya need a "vacation" that costs money? unplug the phone, eat out, and enjoy your home? costs much less and is really more relaxing, as long as ya TURN OFF THE PHONE.

Originally Posted by tommyjo

JMHO, but if kids are gone, why do ya need a "vacation" that costs money? unplug the phone, eat out, and enjoy your home? costs much less and is really more relaxing, as long as ya TURN OFF THE PHONE.

Sometimes it's nice to head to the beach (if you don't already live near one) or have someone else cater to you. If you stay at home, you still hafta cook (sometimes) and clean and make the bed lol. Just a change of scenery is nice instead of the old routine

Well I think if you and DH want a vacation, the go for it. If I had someone to stay with the kids, trust me we would go, even if it were to disneyland (though I truly doubt that, since disneyland is for kids, why would I want to go there and put up with others kids when I don't have to put up with my own???) But the way I look at it is, when they are adults they can go on vacations. DH and I had a trip planned to Ireland this past October without the kids, we would have gone but SD got real ill and landed in the hospital so our trip was put on hold. Believe me when time allows we are still going and without kids. If the kids do not like it then it gives them something to save for when they become adults and work and earn a vacation. I do not think I could vacation without them if they never got to do anything. But we are forever taking mini-vacations with them.
Bottom line Tasha, GO FOR IT!!!

Originally Posted by tommyjo

JMHO, but if kids are gone, why do ya need a "vacation" that costs money? unplug the phone, eat out, and enjoy your home? costs much less and is really more relaxing, as long as ya TURN OFF THE PHONE.

Sometimes thats just not enough. You want a change of scenery other than staring at your same walls,etc. Plus on vacation then someone else could wait on her for a change. She wouldnt be doing the dishes, the housekeeping, cooking, etc which some of us just need to get away from every now and then. Staying at home and relaxing just isnt the same for some ppl, especially the ones who never get out. There's a whole big world outside of our homes and some of us dont ever get out in it. But it is a good idea for some ppl who just need to relax a little without needing to get away.

Originally Posted by kelly12569

Sometimes thats just not enough. You want a change of scenery other than staring at your same walls,etc. Plus on vacation then someone else could wait on her for a change. She wouldnt be doing the dishes, the housekeeping, cooking, etc which some of us just need to get away from every now and then. Staying at home and relaxing just isnt the same for some ppl, especially the ones who never get out. There's a whole big world outside of our homes and some of us dont ever get out in it. But it is a good idea for some ppl who just need to relax a little without needing to get away.

Exactly!

I want away from it all.... the kids, the house, the household duties and all. lol If I stay home then I still have to do all of the cleaning, cooking and so on. I stay home all the time. The only time I get out of the house is to go to the store one day a week, thats it. So getting out and away would be a dream come true for me. lol

Don't know where you are in Ohio, but what about the Rock-n-Roll hall of fame? I would love to check that out someday. Or, the pro football hall of fame. Would be another cool (IMO)place to go.

Thanks yall! We've been in Ohio for a little over a year now (was a yr. in Feb.) and we still don't know much about it. DH works all the time and I stay home all the time. LOL

I'm going to look around and see what kind of stuff I can plan for us.

Originally Posted by Tasha405

We had planned on taking one alone because we never even had a honeymoon when we got married (almost 6 yrs ago) and haven't been financially stable enough to take a vacation since.

Actually, we did this last year for the same reason. DD was 3 and she stayed 1/2 a week with my mother-in-law and the other 1/2 with my mom. We called every other night and half the time she didn't even want to talk b/c she was having too much fun . We ended up taking a mini-family-vacation in December to Branson for 2 nights and she had a blast!

Anyways, this year, she's going w/ us to Wisconsin for a week. I don't have any strong views on it either way. We usually take a mini-trip (2 nights) every year though just hubby and me. Otherwise, she's everywhere we are.

We have taken several trips to St John in the US Virgin Islands and a cruise to the Bahamas without our kids.

We just have my sister or a grandparent come and stay with the kids and they do fine!