Would you like to take your children in holiday without your dh ?

[Lardlizard]

Only for five days, dh has to work now so thinking I’m taking them alone and I’m really looking forward to it being just the three of us
Wonder if that’s a bit odd

Every year, at least once. DH hates travelling and doesn't have a passport, but said that he wouldn't hold us/me back from going away if we wanted to. So I took the DC to Euro disney, then have taken them abroad different places every year since for the last 5 years. If we go to London he stays behind too. We used to have a family holiday week away in the UK but he has confessed he doesn't really enjoy holidaying at all, so I took them there myself too this year.

I don't mind. As a PP I'm more relaxed in my holidaying and am happy to chill and go with the flow. I did wait until the kids were more of an age to be company rather than me having to be watching them every minute before I did abroad, but before then I'd done UK breaks and enjoyed them.

I often do.
I'd also like to take DH without the children but that's impossible to arrange

I'd love to, but unfortunately suffer with crippling anxiety at times so don't actually think I could do it without him for fear of having a serious panic attack

Mine are little at the moment so taking them alone would be stressful. I literally cannot wait until they are old enough to come with me though, there is a whole world to see out there and DH is a grump!

I have lots of times. I quite like taking them alone. Like PP no nagging about times, travel,food, we can go with the flow and just do what we like.

Kids favorite memory when it was too hot to sleep and we walked to a McDs for cold drinks late at night. They loved the buzz of the city and the lights. DH wouldn’t have let them leave the hotel. Fun times.

You’ve all decided to make me go for it 💪🏼💪🏼 Good to hear doing this kinda stuff make nice memories for kids

Yes I've done it a couple of times.

We miss DH and would much rather he was with us. But if he can't make it due to work then there's no point the rest of us not having some fun.

My mum took me away a few times without my dad and I really remember the trips fondly.

Although my dad was a dickhead so it was nice for us to relax and get a break, we didn't miss him like we do DH.

We have done regularly but the holidays are better when DH is with us.

I’ve got to admit although I do like holidays with dh, I think it might be a bit more relaxing without him

DH takes DS skiing without me (I don't like skiing). He says it's nice to just focus on DS and not concern himself with what another adult thinks.

Oh I'd love that! One less child.

I love a holiday, any sort of holiday - solo, family, date weekend, women only, any sort.
But there's something really nice about going away with just the dc. You work on their body clock, there's time to just stop and do what they want to do, there's time to listen to their nonsense and get involved in their nonsense, serve up food you know will be eaten and not have to think about what will appeal to other adults, bath them or not bath them - what's a bit of dirt.
I used to take the dc away quite often on caravan holidays (they are now up in their 20s). I've never thrown away the huge book of children's stories that we used to take and read together for ages every evening with a hot chocolate. They remember it very well, and the book up there on the shelf is full of great memories, they can still recite certain parts we especially loved.
Mind you, I always encouraged dh to take them away on breaks too although I don't think he embraced it as much as me, I suspect he turned on Sergeant Major mode!

I did it a couple of times and loved it. Much less stressful with one less adult opinion in the mix.