To go on holiday alone

[VivienScott]

Had a very stressful couple of months for multiple reasons (the type where you can literally feel the hairs on your head turning grey). I'm now single. Kids are with their dad first week of July, I can get a week all inclusive, at a hotel in Spain for £500 and I desperately just need a break. The thought of spending a week by a pool with just books to read and sleeping to do sounds blissful. I can't afford to take the kids this year as well, and they're already getting a holiday with their dad and we went away at Easter. Aibu to go away for a week alone?

Do it you deserve it,

Yep have a holiday. A package holiday in peak season with lots of families wouldn't be my thing tbh but I get bored easily. I had a weekend in London with a friend in the spring. It was only three days and we did some sight seeing shopping and eating. I felt so refreshed when I got home I felt like I'd been away for ages.

Go for it.. But are you sure you won't mind spending the evenings alone etc? I only ask as I took my DS away on my own, when he was too young to have proper conversations, and I found that every evening dragged on. I think I'd be tempted to look for an activity holiday, yoga or something, or drag a friend along.

I've been on package holidays and didn't feel self conscious. If you're planning to laze by the pool why would you?

I don't find the evenings drag either. You can eat, sit in the bar and read or go for a walk. I actually go out to bars in the evenings but that's not everyone's cup of tea.

Just go and enjoy yourself.

The place won't be overrun with families in the first week of July anyway.

Oh you should definitely go.

I am just back from a week in Croatia and there were a couple of women dined alone each evening so must have been holidaying alone.

I would do it. Perfect chance to do exact ly what you want.

P.s. you can get to Barcelona on the train easily from salou so can do some sights too. Also Tarragona on the bus.

Enjoy!

I love sooty did you actual read my post. I didn't say the op was depriving her dc of a holiday. I said a holiday with there dad is a different experience to a holiday with her. Therefore if I was the op I would chose to take my dc on a low cost uk holiday.
However I am not the op and I do not think she is being unreasonable , just making a different choice to me.

I did read it. I know what you said but I felt you implied her choice was selfish.

So jealous!

Go for it. Done it. Came back new!

Nope I wasn't implying the op was selfish or I wouldn't have said yanbu ( maybe you missed my first post)
I was just offering a different point of view , I thought the op wanted options.

Opinions not options.

AndNow I don't really understand your point. Op's children are going on holiday with their dad, why shouldn't she have a holiday? Are you one of these parents who are genuinely lost without their children, no idea what to do? I love my son but I love my peace and quiet. A weekend break to Rome on my own was genuinely one of the best holidays I haver ever had.

You've posted since I typed my post AndNow. I think I prefer the Op's plan of having a holiday rather than spoiling the kids to two holidays. That is ridiculous really.

No I saw your first post too. It seems my interpretation of it wasn't what you meant though.

If you don't go I'm going in your place!

What are you waiting for? Go, woman, GO! I love holidaying alone. I need to holiday alone or else it isn't a holiday, it's doing the same things with the same stresses, in a different country.

Have a wonderful, wonderful time.

Go! I would love to do this!

Do it! :)

DO IT!!! Sounds perfect. Why would you hesitate?! Why wouldn't you want to take yourself away for a while?!
I never get attitudes like this. If you want a holiday and no-one else is forthcoming, GO!!
You'll stay at home depressed that you never go anywhere as no one else wants to go anywhere otherwise.
Why miss out on things as no one else wants to go along?!

Twinkie I think the op should holiday alone hence me posting yanbu three times now.
No, I would holiday alone but only if I had previously had the opportunity that same year to holiday with my dc. But like I said that's just me. The op said £500 is not enough for a holiday with her dc. I offered the suggestion of a Uk break with her dc and relaxing at home while they were away. Like I said I was saying what I would do myself and for me that would be the best of both worlds.
Honestly I may as well have typed yabu how could you be so selfish as to holiday without your dc.
ILoveSooty I think things can come across wrong when written down. I will try to phrase things better in future.
Op I hope you have a great time.

I am not saying yabu , personally I would not spend £500 on a holiday alone when that is more that enough to take your dc on a uk holiday

Let me think, the kids are having 2 holidays this year already, will they benefit more from a week in a caravan for a 3rd holiday or a destressed parent who is all chilled out?

Which will benefit a stressed parent more, more stress taking the kids to a caravan or a few days relaxation which is not the same at home unless you have a pool, someone to cook for you, someone to do the washing up and good weather.

Great idea, just make sure you choose somewhere that isn't overrun with other people's DC.
Sounds heavenly.

Do it! Channel your inner Shirley Valentine!
If I had the chance to go on a solo holiday I think I'd do like you and book an all-inc package through a UK tour operator. That way there would be plenty of Brits around at the hotel to speak to if you need any urgent advice/assistance and there will probably be an English speaking rep to. Not saying that the Spanish don't speak good English, they usually do, just incase.

I give up

The Op has already been away with her children at Easter. Then the DC have had a holiday with their dad too.