Family holiday minus one child

[yellowwellingtons]

Could you leave one child at home with relatives while the rest of the family went on a family holiday abroad?
Dn aged 7 got chicken pox a couple of days before they were due to travel so db & sil have taken their other two children away on the holiday and left dn with our mum. Dn is understandably devastated that they've all gone away without her so we've all been rallying round trying to keep her occupied. I have children of my own and don't think I could have left one at home ill while the rest of us went on holiday but db and sil don't see the issue.

Choosing to holiday away with only some of the dc, with all of them knowing that they'll get their turn to do something tailored to their likes, is a completely different matter. That is a nurturing activity, not abandonment. That is showing your dc that you cherish them and care for them as individuals, not that they're inconveniences.

I think it would depend on whether it was covered by travel insurance or not. If it was covered, we'd cancel and rebook. If we'd lose the money and it was too late to cancel annual leave for example then perhaps we'd go. Hard to say without knowing the exact circumstances.

The little girl will probably remember it forever. This is how you ruin the relationship with your child. I can't believe any parent would do that.. Leave a sick little girl behind.. It basically sends her a message that she is not important or valuable member of the family. Your poor niece

I wouldn't leave one child, that's mean.
I'd be spoiling the little girl rotten once she's better, gifts, outings, treats, to take the sting out of being left.