To go on holiday without my child?

[CupidStuntSurvivor]

A shameless TAAT...didn't want to derail another poster's thread.

I'm shocked to have seen comments like "what kind of parent goes on holiday without their child?"

Seriously? I'm a single parent and I've had precisely 2 'nights off' since DD was born 11 months ago. So my DM is looking after DD while I have a week away later this year.

People actually see a problem with this?!

I think it's important for a relationship for the parents to spend time alone together. My parents (one a childminder so cared for us daily) went abroad/for a weekend away once a year. We loved it as we had either a babysitter or aunt and uncle minding us, got to stay up late, it was different and fun. We were always glad to have them home but do not understand why parents need to spend every minute with their child. We all have wonderful relationships with our parents as adults, definitely yanbu

Thank you Kim! I've only just gotten a chance to come back and see the comments...I'd have been mightily confused if it had disappeared

My parents used to ship us off to Ireland for the full 6 weeks every year.

That's fucking smart parenting

My son went in oct without me and I'll be be going on hol without him in the future.

You don't need your kids surgically attached to you. The kids also need a break from you