I have been wondering about this for awhile now. Im not sure how I feel about going on vacation without my son whom is 2 1/2. Me and his dad are separated and this summer I really want to get away for a week, just me! Sometimes I think it would be fine and other times not so much. I have never left him over night, let alone an entire week. I am so confused. I know other moms who have left their babies for weeks at a time. Advice would be nice.
I think if you need a week for YOU, then you should take one. There is nothing wrong with doing that imo. As long as he has reliable family to care for him, and he will be in good hands, go for it.
Kairi
Quoting KairisMama:
I think if you need a week for YOU, then you should take one. There is nothing wrong with doing that imo. As long as he has reliable family to care for him, and he will be in good hands, go for it.
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My son would be home with his dad the entire time.
Quoting KairisMama:I think if you need a week for YOU, then you should take one. There is nothing wrong with doing that imo. As long as he has reliable family to care for him, and he will be in good hands, go for it.
I totally agree! My baby is 8 mos. I have no family or friends around here to watch him for a couple hours here and there but I have taken him to my mom so I could have a long weekend and it was probably the best sanity break I've ever had! lol. You deserve it. Don't feel bad.
Quoting KairisMama:
I think if you need a week for YOU, then you should take one. There is nothing wrong with doing that imo. As long as he has reliable family to care for him, and he will be in good hands, go for it.
i agree. there is nothing wrong with you needing some time by yourself. if you trust his dad...i would say go for it. and have fun!!
Quoting Meadow2215:
My son would be home with his dad the entire time.
Quoting KairisMama:
I think if you need a week for YOU, then you should take one. There is nothing wrong with doing that imo. As long as he has reliable family to care for him, and he will be in good hands, go for it.
So long as he can stay with someone that you trust then I say go for it! My husband and I have gone on vacation twice this year and neither times were the kids with us. They get to stay with grandma and grandpa so it's like their own little vacation. We are taking one more vacation this year and the kids are coming with. I say take advantage of being able to go, and have a great time!
Who here has actually left their children and when you did, how did they handle it?
Our kids spent a week with my parents earlier this year, they were 3 and 11 months at the time. I think it was harder on me than it was on them. If you know he'll be safe and taken care of then you really have nothing to worry about. He'll be with his dad (from what I gathered) and I'm sure that time will be good for them. Most kids are amazingly resilient and really dont need mommy right there all the time, even though we thing they do. When we left our kids with my parents, it took me a couple days but I really started to enjoy the time we had together (my hubby was deploying at the end of that week). I just had to accept that they were taken care of and that if anything should happen I would get a phone call...as long as no phone call came, then worrying myself to death over them was pointless.
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Mine has stayed the night or 2 at grandparents' house but nothing more. My friend invited me to Bahamas for a week and I could not think about leaving her for that long.
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- Meadow2215
on Jul. 4, 2009 at 6:10 PM