Do I go away for a week with dc?

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My dh has to go to a 5 day conference for work at the start of aug. It will mean I am home alone with 3 dc, we have no family support. However, I can go with him and take the dc. If we stay in the 1 bed apartment he has been booked into it will not cost us any more. The conference is in the middle of the countryside, no man made entertainment for miles, but beautiful so nice for playing outside if weather good. Dh will be out all day and most evenings so I will be on my own with dc there too. Dc are 5, 3, 9 months. Trying to decide if to go. Change of scenery vs loss of home comforts etc and everyone in one bedroom. At moment thinking I will go...

Personally the home comforts would win over everytime for me. Could you not arrange day trips/play dates with friends and then perhaps a grown up friend or two in the evenings to come over with bottle of wine?

Yes, I could, although we have recently moved so don't have as many friend options! I always tend to avoid things like this, eg going to local park for millionth time rather than day out somewhere new so thought this would be a good challenge for myself, although obviously if there is nothing to do and we are stuck in a tiny apartment miles from anywhere in the lashing rain I will drive us back home! Am still undecided because the summer is looking very long and I thought this might break it up, but my natural inclination would be to agree with you. Sorry, am waffling in circles now!

Presumably your 5 year old is at school? Am sure lots of other parents at school gates all dreading the long summer holiday and would be up for the odd play date to break things up. The park isn't quite so tedious if you've got someone to talk to.

Is there anyone from where you used to live you'd want to meet up with - don't know where you are - but if its the southeast - take a train and meet them in London - kids love the train. I'm not great at taking mine out to new places on my own but try to make plans with people who are bit more adventurous than me!